Edgar Stentzler

Military Person

1905 – 1941

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Who was Edgar Stentzler?

Eduard Leopold Edgar Stentzler was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger 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. Edgar Stentzler was wounded during the Siege of Leningrad and died on 20 October 1941 in a military hospital in Tilsit, East Prussia.

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Born
Mar 27, 1905
Dortmund
Died
Oct 20, 1941
Sovetsk

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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