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Rocha-Schmidt, da, Klaus (Panzer-Regiment 15)

Date of birth:
April 2nd, 1915 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 14th, 1943 (near Tomarowka, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
I. / Panzer-Regiment 15
Awarded on:
September 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
I. / Panzer-Regiment 15
Awarded on:
May 1942
Voenen Orden
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
8. / Panzer-Regiment 15
Awarded on:
March 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 8. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 15, 11. Panzer Division
Awarded on:
July 10th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - 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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