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Achenbach, Heinz

Date of birth:
November 28th, 1917 (Oldenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 6th, 1945 (5-6 km South of Römerstadt/Rýmařov, Czech Republic)
Buried on:
German War Graves Brno
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 1. / Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27, 17. Panzer Division
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
    - Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes

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