Adam Dyroff Military person

Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 06, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Dieburg
Date of deathMarch 24, 1998
Place of death
Germany , Darmstadt-Eberstadt

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
First Battle of El Alamein
Second Battle of El Alamein
Italian Campaign (World War II)
North African Campaign
Operation Battleaxe
Operation Crusader
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
Allied invasion of Sicily
Battle of France
Operation Diadem
Battle of Bir Hakeim
Battle of Alam el Halfa
Battle of Gazala
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandIII./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115
service start1936
service end1945

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Adam Dyroff on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/D/DyroffF.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/D/Dy/Dyroff-Franz-Adam.htm
  3. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/29171