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Slovak general and warrior
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Place of birth
Sučany
Death
9 March 1957 (aged 65 years)
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Place of death
Leopoldov
Age
65 years
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Biography
Jozef Turanec (7 March 1892 Sučany – 9 March 1957, Leopoldov) was a Slovak General during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 August 1942 as Major General and commander of the Slovak Fast Division
- Scherzer 2007, p. 752.
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