Heinz-Martin Ewert
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Heinz-Martin Ewert
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Born | (1915-05-12)12 May 1915 Preußisch Holland |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Krefeld |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1933–45 ?–1961 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | II./Infanterie-Regiment 2 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinz-Martin Ewert (12 May 1915 – 15 November 1980) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz-Martin Ewert was captured by Soviet troops in February 1945 after the Battle of Poznań and was released in 1949.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge (22 January 1942)
- Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 2 October 1943 as Major in Grenadier-Regiment 2[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 23 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 11 | ||
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Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 11 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with the 13. Feld-Division (L). 2 Oak Leaves in fortress Posen
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- 1980 deaths
- People from Pasłęk
- People from East Prussia
- German military personnel of World War II
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
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