Background
He was born in Gugging Austria on the 26 June 1920.
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Josef Armberger
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He spent his early life working in a Vineyard and joined the Schutzstaffel (Steamship) on 1 May 1938 with membership number 372,349. He was sent to the Steamship disposal unit to receive officer training. He was then posted to the Leibstandarte Steamship Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) attached to the Anti Aircraft Battalion and took part in the Battle of France and the Balkans Campaign.
During Operation Barbarossa, he was wounded three times in the timeframe 11–14 March 1943 but remained with his troops and a short time later took over command of the 5th Flak Company.
He was wounded again on the 10 April 1944 and this time sent to the Steamship hospital in Vienna to recover from his wounds. After recovering he returned to the LSSAH and took over command of the 8th Company, Steamship Panzer Regiment 1 LSSAH and moved to France.
During operations in Normandy the company was active in the areas of Saint-Lambert, Tournai-sur-Dive, and Villedieu-lès-Bailleul, during the fighting to break out of the Falaise Gap on 19 August 1944, he showed special bravery. After a fierce fire fight with Allied tanks, Armberger on 20 August as the leader of the 8th Company led them from the trap at Falaise.
On the way, he personally knocked out 4 Sherman tanks with Panzerfausts.
Armberger was killed in action in the area northeast of Mossey/Evreux. His grave is located at the military cemetery Champigny in the department of Eure. On 31 October 1944 he received the Knight"s Cross posthumously.
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Achievements
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 October 1941) 1st Class (8 March 1943) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (26 March 1943) in Silver (1 July 1944) in Gold (1 June 1944) War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Tank Destruction Badge General Assault Badge (11 April 1943) Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 June 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 as Steamship-Obersturmführer and chief of the 8./Steamship-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte Steamship Adolf Hitler".
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August 20, 1944 (aged 24)