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Kotz, Richard

Date of birth:
September 12th, 1886 (Waldau/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
June 8th, 1960 (Bad Honnef/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Richard Klots served with Infanterie-Regiment 389 and as Kommandeur Waffenschule Heeresgruppe C. He finally reached the rank of Generalmajor and was a POW from May 7th, 1945 until May 6th, 1947.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 389
Awarded on:
January 13th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 389
Awarded on:
October 21st, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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