BIOGRAPHY:
Alfred Matern entered the Wehrmacht voluntarily on April 10th, 1934 and was attached to Infanterie-Regiment 22.
According to the Volksbund, Alfred Matern died on February 26th, 1946 in a hospital in Insterburg. Other sources give the date of March 26ht, 1945.
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
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Unit:
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10. / Infanterie-Regiment 22 / 1. Infanterie-Division
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Awarded on:
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March 14th, 1942
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Award 88/56.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
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Zugführer 5. / Füsilier-Regiment 22 / 1. Infanterie-Division / XXVI.Armee-Korps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
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Awarded on:
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September 4th, 1943
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
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Zugführer 5. / Füsilier-Regiment 22 / 1. Infanterie-Division / Armee-Abteilung Samland / Heeresgruppe Nord
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Awarded on:
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March 16th, 1945
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Details:
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784th Award.
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| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands |
| Information source(s): |
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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