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Bernstorff, Graf von, Bechtold Christian Helmut

Date of birth:
December 10th, 1912 (Beseritz/Mecklenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
September 4th, 1942 (Krutenkij/Russia, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Nationality:
German

Biography

Bechtold von Bernstorff, complete name Bechtold Christian Helmut Friedrich Arthur Bertram von Bernstroff was born on December 10th 1912 as the son to Ludwig Joachim Andreas Adolf Viktor Graf von Bernstorff and Charlotte Gräfin von Bernstorff. He was married to Erika von Tresckow and was killed on September 4th, 1942 during the battle for Stalingrad. He most probably lies buried as an unknown soldier at the German war cemetery Rossoshki.

Leutnant
Oberleutnant
01.08.1941: Rittmeister (38)

Reiter-Regiment 1
01.11.1941: Führer, I./ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 21
04.09.1942: severely WIA in Krutenkiy and DOW the same day

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Führer, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1942

Awarded posthumously.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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