Alfredo Carpaneto Military person

Alfredo Carpaneto (4 January 1915 – 26 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. Alfredo Carpaneto, an Italian volunteer, was killed in action on 26 January 1945 near Neuhausen, East Prussia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 04, 1915
Birth place
Italy , Rome
Date of deathJanuary 26, 1945
Place of death
East Prussia , Guryevsk Kaliningrad Oblast

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of the Caucasus
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Kiev (1941)
East Prussian Offensive
Battle of Rostov (1941)
Battle of Uman
Battle of Narva (1944)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military unit
502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion
service start1939
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28861