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On Mon. 08 Feb 1943 Gefreiter (Private) Werner Wrangel of the German P.....

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Gefreiter (Private) Werner Wrangel of the German Panzerjager Battalion 183 became the only person to be awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Iron Cross 1st Class, and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross at the same time.

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