SS-Obersturmbannführer Ludwig Spindler was a legendary German Waffen-SS officer who served in the VT-SS Standarte "Deutschland", 2. SS-Division "Das Reich" and the 9.SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen". He also commanded the Kampfgruppe "Spindler" during the Operation Market-Garden and won both the "Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes" and the German Cross in Gold. Wikipedia
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