PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Blancbois, Gustav-Adolf
Date of birth: September 13th, 1917 (Stettin/Pommerania, Germany)
Date of death:  January 15th, 1993 (Cologne/North-Rhineland-Western Phalia, Germany)
Nationality:  German
BIOGRAPHY: 
Promotions:
1st October 1939: Gefreiter
1st January 1940: Unteroffizier
1st August 1940: Feldwebel
8th September 1940: Offiziers-Anwärter
1st December 1940: Leutnant der Reserve (RDA v. 01.12.1940 - 1532, later entry date 1st October 1940)
1st October 1942: Oberleutnant (promted on 30th November 1942 - 7870, with entry date 1st October 1942 in the Heer (RDA v. 01.10.1942 (80))
1st June 1943: Hauptmann promoted on 8th August 1943 -5010- with entry date 1st June 1943 (RDA v. 01.06.1943 (120a))
1st August 1944: Major promoted on 20th October 1944 -1602- with entry date 1st August 1944 (RDA v. 01.08.1944)
     
EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: July 28th, 1941
 
     
PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN (OHNE ZAHLEN)
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: August 27th, 1941
Details: Bronze version.
 
     
EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: October 3rd, 1941
 
     
VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: February 5th, 1942
 
     
PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: May 1st, 1942
 
     
MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE)
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Awarded on: August 1st, 1942
 
     
VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SILBER
Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Awarded on: November 2nd, 1942
 
     
DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit: 4. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
Awarded on: March 11th, 1943
 
     
NAHKAMPFSPANGE IN BRONZE
Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Awarded on: July 30th, 1943
 
     
RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Rank: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit: I. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 / 12. Panzer-Division
Awarded on: July 20th, 1944
 
     
VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN GOLD
Rank: Hauptmann (Captain)
Awarded on: July 29th, 1944
 
     
WEHRMACHTBERICHT
Rank: Hauptmann (Captain)
Awarded on: August 21st, 1944
 
     
ANERKENNUNGSURKUNDE DES OBERBEFEHLSHABERS DES HEERES
Rank: Major
Unit: Kommandeur I. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
Awarded on: December 25th, 1944
Action: For extraordinary service at Subri on November 4th/5th, 1944.
Details: 4976th Award.
 
     
MEDAILLE ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN 1. OKTOBER 1938
 
 
 
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Picture source:   - Willi Schumacher Collection
Information source(s):   - DÖRR, M., Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1941-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
- 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.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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