Adolf Abel
Military Person
1914 – 1944
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Who was Adolf Abel?
Adolf Wilhelm Abel was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. Adolf Abel was killed in action in the morning hours on 26 August 1944 roughly 20 kilometres west of Gura Galbenei, Moldova. He himself had attached a concentrated charge on a Russian vehicle and was killed by its explosion.
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