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Kopp, Arthur (Panzer-Regiment 1)

Date of birth:
July 18th, 1895 (Lahr, Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
June 18th, 1979 (Lahr, Baden, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

24.10.1915 Leutnant
01.06.1920 Leutnant der Polizei
01.08.1925 Oberleutnant der Polizei
01.04.1930 Hauptmann der Polizei
09.11.1935 Major der Polizei
16.03.1936 Major
01.10.1939 Oberstleutnant
01.10.1941 Oberst
01.04.1945 Major General

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Panzer-Regiment 1, 1.Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
February 2nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

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  • Photo 2:
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - Axis Biographical Research
    - Kopp, Arthur. - WW2 Gravestone

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