Adam Dyroff
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Franz Adam Dyroff
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Born | 6 May 1916 Dieburg |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Darmstadt-Eberstadt |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Reich Youth Sports Badge (29 September 1933)
- Reich Sports Badge (12 July 1934)
- SA Sports Badge (17 September 1934)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
- 1st Class (28 November 1940)
- West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (21 January 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge (22 October 1940)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 July 1944)
- Ärmelband Afrika (1 October 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 8 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in Schützen-Regiment 115[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Major and commander of III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115[2]
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