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The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz Berger was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1949. Bibliography.
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Heinz Berger
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Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 July 1942) 1st Class (12 February 1943) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (26 July 1942) War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (30 January 1942) Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (October 1942) Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (January 1943) 1 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (12 August 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and battery leader in the World War II/Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized) German Cross in Gold in April 1945 as Hauptmann in the 1. Flak-Division.
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October 19, 1996 (aged 79) -
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Tank Destruction Badge; Iron Cross; Wound Badge; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; War Merit Cross Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 July 1942) 1st Class (12 February 1943)Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Tank Destruction Badge; Iron Cross; Wound Badge; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; War Merit Cross Sudetenland Medal Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 July 1942) 1st Class (12 February 1943)