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Dempke, August

Date of birth:
December 11th, 1915 (Stuhmsdorf/Westprussia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 1st, 1945 (near Königsberg/Eastprussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

August Dempke was missing in action near Königsberg on March 1st, 1945. He was formally declared dead in 1976.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 24
Awarded on:
December 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Meldestaffelführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 24
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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