PAPESCH, Josef
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Papesch, Josef Date of birth:  February 23rd, 1919 (Krawarn/Upper Silesia, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Born in German-Krawarn (today Kravare in Czech Republic). He was German of birth. Josef Papesch volunteered to the German Wehrmacht in 1938. From 1939 he was placed in the Infanterie-Regiment 2/11.Infanterie-Division. In 1941 he was promoted to Feldwebel and became leader of the 3th company of the Regiment. On 7.3.1944 he was heavy wounded (received the Ritterkreuz). In the autumn of 1944 he was promoted to Leutnant. During the Battle of the Kurland-Kesselhe became POW in Schleswig untill August 1945. After the war he lived in Hagen/BRD, where he died in March 2005.       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant) Unit: Zugführer 3. / Grenadier-Regiment 2 / 11.Infanterie-Division Awarded on: March 7th, 1944         INFANTERIE-STURMABZEICHEN         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN GOLD         NAHKAMPFSPANGE         ÄRMELBAND KURLAND         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Mirek Herold Information source(s):   - Mirek Herold - Fellgiebel W.P., Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945, Podzun-Pallas, 2000