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Helmut Machemer (7 May 1903 – 18 May 1942) was a German ophthalmologist who served as "" with the rank of "Unterarzt", corresponding to the rank of sergeant. He worked with Professor in Münster during the 1930s and, with him, pioneered an electrical treatment for retinal detachment. Machemer suffered discrimination in Nazi Germany after his wife was deemed to be "half-Jewish". He joined the German army at the outbreak of the Second World War in the hope of winning a first class Iron Cross bravery medal. Machemer hoped this would allow his family to be reclassified as being of "German-blood". He fought in France and Russia, was wounded in action and won both the Iron Cross 1st Class and Iron Cross 2nd Class. Machemer was killed in action at the Second Battle of Kharkov on 18 May 1942, just

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rdfs:label	Helmut Machemer (en)
rdfs:comment	Helmut Machemer (7 May 1903 – 18 May 1942) was a German ophthalmologist who served as "" with the rank of "Unterarzt", corresponding to the rank of sergeant. He worked with Professor in Münster during the 1930s and, with him, pioneered an electrical treatment for retinal detachment. Machemer suffered discrimination in Nazi Germany after his wife was deemed to be "half-Jewish". He joined the German army at the outbreak of the Second World War in the hope of winning a first class Iron Cross bravery medal. Machemer hoped this would allow his family to be reclassified as being of "German-blood". He fought in France and Russia, was wounded in action and won both the Iron Cross 1st Class and Iron Cross 2nd Class. Machemer was killed in action at the Second Battle of Kharkov on 18 May 1942, just (en)
foaf:name	Helmut Machemer (en)
name	Helmut Machemer (en)
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birth place	Sprendlingen (en)
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awards	* Iron Cross, Second Class * Iron Cross, First Class * Wound Badge (en)
battles	World War II * Battle of France *Operation Barbarossa (en)
birth date	1903-05-07 (xsd:date)
caption	Machemer writing a letter from a dug-out in Russia (en)
children	(en) Hans Machemer (en) Peter Machemer (en) Robert Machemer (en)
death date	1942-05-18 (xsd:date)
rank	Unterarzt (military)
spouse	Erna (en)
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has abstract	Helmut Machemer (7 May 1903 – 18 May 1942) was a German ophthalmologist who served as "" with the rank of "Unterarzt", corresponding to the rank of sergeant. He worked with Professor in Münster during the 1930s and, with him, pioneered an electrical treatment for retinal detachment. Machemer suffered discrimination in Nazi Germany after his wife was deemed to be "half-Jewish". He joined the German army at the outbreak of the Second World War in the hope of winning a first class Iron Cross bravery medal. Machemer hoped this would allow his family to be reclassified as being of "German-blood". He fought in France and Russia, was wounded in action and won both the Iron Cross 1st Class and Iron Cross 2nd Class. Machemer was killed in action at the Second Battle of Kharkov on 18 May 1942, just four days after being notified of the first class award. His wife and children were granted German-blood status in March 1943. Machemer kept extensive written, photographic and film records of his wartime service and these have been published in a book and documentary film. (en)
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service start year	1939-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
military unit	16th Panzer Division
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award	Iron Cross Wound Badge
battle	Battle of France Operation Barbarossa

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