Riechers, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- August 2nd, 1920
- Date of death:
- December 10th, 1942 (Masury/Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
In service from 1st October 1938
Promotions:
1st November 1939: Gefreiter der Reserve
1st January 1940: Unteroffizier der Reserve
1st June 1940: Leutnant der Reserve
1st June 1942: Oberleutnant der Reserve
1st June 1943: Hauptmann der Reserve (posthumously)
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 3. / Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 92
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Heinz Riechers jr.
- Photo: Family
- - 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
- Family records
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