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Witton, Joachim

Date of birth:
April 14th, 1920 (Neustadt)
Date of death:
March 21st, 1945 (Heiligenbeil/Ostpr.)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Joachim Witton was born in Silesia as the son of Leo and Hedwig Witton. Joachim had a sister Marianne and brother Karl--Georg.
Joachim was killed in 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
5. / Artillerie-Regiment 104
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1942
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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