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Dittfeld, Johannes

Date of birth:
September 18th, 1907 (Klein Schweidnitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
September 12th, 1944 (Targul-Ocna, Romania)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 14. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 466, 267. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 18th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 466, 267. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1944
Awarded the Knight’s Cross for the following actions:

1) Distinguishing himself during the heavy defensive battles along the Donez river in the summer of 1943. Here he and his Bataillon fought bravely in the defense and destroyed 10 enemy tanks in close combat.

2) Again distinguishing himself through his bravery and decisiveness while fighting in the sector of the Grenadier-Regiment 466 (namely the southern part of Tighina and the area south of there) during the spring of 1944.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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