Albrecht Krügel Military person

Albrecht Krügel (22 April 1913 – 16 March 1945) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 22, 1913
Birth place
Nordhorn
Date of deathMarch 16, 1945
Place of death
Dąbie Szczecin

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Military person

award
Eastern Front (World War II)
Wound Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Infantry Assault Badge
German Cross
Sudetenland Medal
Wehrmachtbericht
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland
service start1931
service end1945

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