Wittenbecher, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- August 5th, 1914 (Bernburg/Anhalt, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 15th, 1943 (Teploje, Russia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Entry in the Wehrmacht:
5th November 1937 - 8.(MG) Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 33
Promotions:
1st October 1938 - Gefreiter and selection to Fahnenjunker (ROA)
1st June 1939 - Unteroffizier
1st October 1939 - Feldwebel
1st April 1940 - Leutnant der Reserve
1st April 1942 - Oberleutnant der Reserve
Posthumously promoted to Hauptmann with the entry date of 1st July 1943.
Heinz Wittenbecher was killed on 15th July 1943 on the Eastfront as Führer I. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33 near Teploje, 70 km south of Orel.
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 12. / Schützen-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 12. / Schützen-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1940
Bronze version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 4. / Schützen-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 4. (schwere) / Schützen-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kompaniechef 4. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 4. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- May 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer I. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
- Awarded on:
- November 26th, 1943
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: H.-P. Rackete
- - 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
- Award documents and Wehrpass
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