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Le Tanneux von Saint Paul, Dietrich François

Date of birth:
March 22nd, 1912 (Dothen, Schkölen, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Thüringen, Germaniamap)
Date of death:
October 11th, 2000 (Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germania)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Cousin of Harry and Guy-Bernhard both German Cross holders KIA on the Eastern front.
Another date of death possible : 30.12.1973 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germania.

03.01.1939: Leutnant RDA 01.04.1936 (982)
03.09.1939: Oberleutnant RDA 01.04.1939 (258)
03.09.1939: Chef, Nachrichtenzug, Stab, Infanterie-Regiment 1 - 1. Infanterie-Division
1941: Hauptmann
1943: Major
22.01.1944-31.03.1944: Major, Kdr, Grenadier-Regiment 1 - 1. Infanterie-Division
1944: Oberstleutnant
1945: Oberstleutnant, Kdr, Grenadier Regiment 1114 - 551. Volks-Grenadier-Division
1945: Oberst

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Grenadier-Regiment 1114, 551. Volks-Grenadier-Division
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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