Alfred Lex Military person

Alfred Lex (10 June 1913 – 11 March 1944) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership, by Nazi Germany during World War II.Alfred Lex was born on the 11 March 1913 at Fohnsdorf near Steiermark in Austria.He was serving in the II.Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich when he was awarded the Knight's Cross.Lex was killed in action on the 11 March 1944, west of Shepetowka in Russia.

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Alfred Lex
Birth dateJune 10, 1913
Birth place
Fohnsdorf , Austria
Date of deathMarch 11, 1944
Place of death
Russia , Shepetowka

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Military person

award
Wound Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Close Combat Clasp
German Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
service start1939
service end1944

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