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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Sturm, Hans-Hermann |
| Date of birth: | June 12th, 1917
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
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Chef 3. / Sturmgeschütz-Brigade "Großdeutschland"
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Awarded on:
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June 9th, 1944
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Action:
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During the Soviet breakthrough in March 1944, Sturm and his unit defended a strategic height designated as Hill 154. After destroying 9 T-34s, his unit counter-attacked and after house-to-house fighting managed to secure the town of Parliti Sat.
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| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher collection
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| Information source(s): |
- 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
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Russ Nummer's auction
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