Koester, Alfred
- Date of birth:
- February 25th, 1894 (Pillkallen/East Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 31st, 1957
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Alfred Koester became prisoner of war on 23rd July 1943 near Tunis.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200, 90. Afrika-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- April 21st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200, 90. Afrika-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 10th, 1943
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Scheibert, H., Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold (Das Heer), Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg, Germany, 1983
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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