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Pötzschke, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Brigade W)

Date of birth:
January 1st, 1914 (Weinböhla/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
March 28th, 1945 (Jägerndorf/Sudentenland)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Wallachisch Meseritsch / Valasske Mezirici
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
January 8th, 1940: Unteroffizier;
December 29th, 1944: Oberfeldwebel.

Career:
November 17th, 1939: Stab, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 31;
September 3rd, 1942: 5. Kompanie (Panzer), Führer-Begleit-Bataillon.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Panzergrenadier-Brigade 'von Werthern'
Awarded on:
September 22nd, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo: DRK-Suchdienst Vermisstenbildiste
  • - Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv, Freiburg i.Br./Germany

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