Rudolf Albust | |
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Born | 28 June 1913 |
Died | 9 April 1945 | (aged 31)
Place of birth | Crimmitschau |
Place of death | Saalfeld/Saale |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | ?–1945 |
Rank | Obergefreiter |
Unit | 129th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Albust (28 June 1913 – 9 April 1945) was a Obergefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II and was a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. He died of his wounds on 9 April 1945.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 December 1943 as Obergefreiter and Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 129[1][2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.