Adolf Abel Military person

Adolf Wilhelm Abel (18 October 1914 – 26 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adolf Abel was killed in action in the morning hours on 26 August 1944 roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of Gura Galbenei, Moldova. He himself had attached a concentrated charge on a Russian vehicle and was killed by its explosion.

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award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
World War II
Battle of France
Second Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandGrenadier-Regiment 570
service start1934
service end1944

Adolf Abel on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/A/AbelA.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/1214