Global InformationFriedrich Lengfeld information
Leutnant Friedrich Lengfeld | |
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 Portrait of Lengfeld at Düren-Rölsdorf cemetery | |
| Born | 29 September 1921 Grünfelde, East Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 12 November 1944 (aged 23) Hurtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nazi Germany |
| Buried | Düren-Rölsdorf war cemetery (Grave 38) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  German Army |
| Years of service | ?-1944 |
| Rank |  Leutnant |
| Service number | No. 1406 1. Geb.Jäg.Ers.Btl.98 |
| Commands held | 2nd Company, Fusilier Battalion, 275th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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Leutnant Friedrich Lengfeld (29 September 1921 – 12 November 1944) was a Wehrmacht soldier during World War II. He was company commander of the 2nd Company of the 275th Infantry Division's Fusilier battalion and is known for sacrificing his life while trying to save a wounded American soldier who had stepped on a landmine.