Date of birth:

October 12th, 1923 (Karnap/Westphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

May 15th, 2015 (Euskirchen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Heinrich Karl Timpe would also have been awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. Formal awarding data however are unknown till today.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

1. Kompanie, Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300

Awarded on:

February 28th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef 1./Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 300 (Feld)

Awarded on:

May 7th, 1945

Awarded for his record of military accomplishments, which culminated in his outstanding performance during the battle to recapture Bautzen in the period 20.-27.04.1945. By this time Timpe had destroyed a total of 59 enemy tanks. Prior to this he had already been recommended for the Knight’s Cross twice.

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1985.
  - Ritterkreuz Archiv III 2015, September 2915, Verlag Veit Scherzer, ISSN 1866-4709