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Witsch, Rudolf

Date of birth:
January 28th, 1907 (Bad Neuenahr/Ahrweiler, Germany)
Date of death:
September 2nd, 1943 (Kijewka/Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (Reserve Onderofficier)
Awarded on:
November 6th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (Reserve Onderofficier)
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Zugführer, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 308, 198. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Igor Poul
  • - Schultheis C., Ritterkreuztrager Oberleutnant d.R. Rudolf Witsch, Internationales Militaria Magazine, Nr. 120, November/Dezember 2005, Verlag Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2005

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