Josef Lainer
Military Person
1920 – 2002
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Who was Josef Lainer?
Josef Lainer was a Hauptscharführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold, one of only 631 awards. Near the end of the war, he twice escaped from captivity.
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