Paul Ecker Military person

Paul Ecker (21 May 1913 – 27 February 1979) 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 with Oak Leaves. 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 dateMay 21, 1913
Birth place
Linz , Austria
Date of deathFebruary 27, 1979
Place of death
Linz , Austria

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Allied invasion of Italy
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Shingle
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kiev (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandI./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9
service start1933
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/E/EckerP.htm