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Wolter, Dietrich "Dieter" (Brandenburg)

Date of birth:
August 16th, 1917 (Cismar/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
May 10th, 1942 (H.V.Pl. Sankp.2/28 Feodosiya/Crimea, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sevastopol-Gontscharnoje
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Wehrnummer 17/2080/2.

Dietrich Wolter died on May 10th, 1942 of the wounds he received on May 8th.

Promotions:
1st October 1938: Gefreiter;
1st June 1939: Unteroffizier der Reserve;
1st April 1940: Feldwebel der Reserve;
1st July 1940: Leutnant der Reserve;
1st May 1942: Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Career:
2nd November 1937 - 5th November 1938: 8. / Aufklärungs-Regiment 8;
6th November 1938 - 20th October 1939: 3.Schwadron / Aufklärungs-Regiment 8;
21st October 1939 - 25th January 1940: 3. / Aufklärungs-abteilung 8;
5 th February 1940 - 4th May 1940: Offiziers-Lehrgang;
5th May 1940 - 1st November 1940: 3. / Kradschützen-Ersatz-Kompanie Stannsdorf;
2nd November 1940 - II. / Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg".

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Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Awarded on:
1940
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
II. Bataillon, Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
II. Bataillon, Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Awarded on:
February 6th, 1942

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
II. Bataillon, Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1942
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Cavaler
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
6. Kompanie, Lehr-Regiment z.b.V. 800 "Brandenburg"
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1942

Added in the Wehrpass on March 24th, 1942.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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