Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Rappholz was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was released later that month. Bibliography.
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Walter Rappholz
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Achievements
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Sudetenland Medal (15 November 1939) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 May 1940) 1st Class (?) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (21 September 1941) in Silver (?) in Gold (9 December 1943) General Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal (17 August 1942) German Cross in Gold (5 May 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 616.
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Born
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Died
September 30, 1991 (aged 79) -
Nationality
United States