Date of birth:

April 7th, 1918 (Hohenstein-Ernstthal/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

June 24th, 2014

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Gottfried Linke reached the rank of Hauptmann. After the Second World War he served with the Bundeswehr and there reached the rank of Oberstleutnant.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

1. / Pionier-Bataillon 44

Awarded on:

September 26th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur Heeres Pionier-Bataillon 44 (motorisiert)

Awarded on:

March 1st, 1945

Awarded for his actions during the 5th Battle of Courland as part of the 81. Infanterie-Division, which was stationed southwest of Tukkum. Linke and his Pionier-Bataillon succeeded in holding off a force of broken-through Soviet forces long enough for a new defensive line to be constructed. For this he would also be named in the Wehrmachtbericht of 28.02.1945.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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