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Ottawa, Norbert

Date of birth:
May 31st, 1918 (Pelplin, Poland)
Date of death:
January 21st, 1974 (Diedenbergen/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Norbert Ottawa was German of nationality.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
1. / Infanterie-Regiment 22 / 1.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef 1. / Füsilier-Regiment 22 / 1.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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