THALER, Johann "Hans"
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Thaler, Johann "Hans" Date of birth:  February 6th, 1920 (Breitenbach/North Tirol, Austria) Date of death:  April 7th, 1945 (Vienna, Austria) Nationality:  Austrian BIOGRAPHY:  In service from September 15th 1940.       MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE) Awarded on: August 20th, 1942         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ Awarded on: February 12th, 1943         PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN (OHNE ZAHLEN) Awarded on: March 27th, 1943 Details: Silver version.         EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Awarded on: April 7th, 1943         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Awarded on: July 22nd, 1943         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: SS-Unterscharführer Unit: Panzerfahrer 6. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 / 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" / Heeresgruppe Süd Awarded on: August 14th, 1943 Details: Submitted on July 18th 1943. Preliminary document en decoration on August 19th 1943 to Heeresgruppe Süd.         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Gebhardt Ehrenstrasser Information source(s):   - Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000 - Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945