Name: Matthias Rannetsberger, Non-Commissioned Officer, Squad Leader (Grenadier Regiment)
Killed in Action: 4 February 1943, near Voronezh
Awards: Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, Infantry Assault Badge, Wound Badge, Eastern Front Medal, (+Schützenschnur)
Additional Information: Participated in the Polish, French, and Russian campaigns.
He was likely wounded during the Polish campaign, as he is shown wearing an early version of the so-called Condor Legion Wound Badge, awarded to German soldiers wounded in the Spanish Civil War. Unissued badges were still awarded during the Polish campaign before the 1939 version was introduced.
