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He was serving in the II.Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ''Der Führer'', [[2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich]] when he was awarded the Knight's Cross. |
He was serving in the II.Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ''Der Führer'', [[2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich]] when he was awarded the Knight's Cross. |
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Lex was killed in action on the 11 March 1944, west of |
Lex was killed in action on the 11 March 1944, west of Shepetovka in the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:27, 4 January 2016
Alfred Lex | |
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| Born | 10 June 1913 Fohnsdorf, Austria |
| Died | 11 March 1944 (aged 30) Shepetovka, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class German Cross in Gold Wound Badge in Silver Close Combat Clasp in Gold |
Alfred Lex (10 June 1913 – 11 March 1944) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership, by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Alfred Lex was born on the 11 March 1913 at Fohnsdorf near Steiermark in Austria. He was serving in the II.Battalion, 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich when he was awarded the Knight's Cross.
Lex was killed in action on the 11 March 1944, west of Shepetovka in the Soviet Union.
References
- Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Mattson, Gregory (2002). SS-The realm. The History of the Second SS division, 1939-45. Staplehurst. ISBN 1-86227-144-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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