GANSMEIER, Jakob
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Gansmeier, Jakob Date of birth:  May 30th, 1900 (Pocking/Bavaria, Germany) Date of death:  August 8th, 1944 (Raseinen. Lithuania) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Served prior to the Second World War as SA-Brigadeführer and as Adjutant with the Bayerischen Staatsministerium des Innern. Came to the 212.Infanterie-Division in 1939.       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Awarded on: June 22nd, 1940         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Awarded on: August 19th, 1942         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves) Unit: Kommandeur Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212 / L.Armee-Korps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord Awarded on: February 29th, 1944 Action: Received for his part in the Batle for Luga against overwhelming enemy forces. Details: 2726th Award.         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Major der Reserve (Major of Reserves) Awarded on: September 2nd, 1944 Details: 568th Award.         BLUTORDEN         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv - Andrew Straube via www.Death-Cards.com Information source(s):   - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - Deathcard via - Andrew Straube via www.Death-Cards.com