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Josef Gangl

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German officer AS (b. 1910, d. 1945)

GermanyLived 1910 to 1945 · aged 34
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Josef "Sepp" Gangl was a German major of the Wehrmacht who became a member of the Austrian Resistance very late in the Second World War. He was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at Itter Castle, Tyrol.

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Iron Cross, 2nd class
Iron Cross, 1st class
German Cross in Gold
Wehrmacht Long Service Award

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Josef "Sepp" Gangl was a German major of the Wehrmacht who became a member of the Austrian Resistance very late in the Second World War. He was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at Itter Castle, Tyrol. He took part in the defense of Castle Itter against troops of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" with soldiers of the Wehrmacht, the US Army and French prisoners, and lost his life in the process when he took a bullet to protect former French prime minister Paul Reynaud. He is remembered as a hero of the Austrian Resistance against the Nazi regime.

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Germany
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Lived 1910 to 1945 · aged 34
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