Pasternak, Arthur
- Date of birth:
- August 21st, 1917 (Preiswitz/Rybnik, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 15th, 1944 (Near Ergli, Latvia)
- Nationality:
- German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant
- Unit:
- 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef 2./Pionier-Bataillon 8
- Awarded on:
- March 24th, 1943
“Oberleutnant Pasternak launched a flank attack against a group of Bolsheviks that had penetrated a section of friendly frontline north of Lake Ilmen. By doing so he held up their advance long enough for friendly reinforcements to arrive.”
This action took place on the 14.03.1943.
Sources
- - SCHERZER, VEIT, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2015.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 85/86)
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