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Zecherle, Konrad

Date of birth:
February 16th, 1919 (Schwandorf/Oberpfalz, Germany)
Date of death:
March 7th, 2009 (Veitshöchheim/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

After World War Two, Konrad Zecherle changed his name in Konrad Rittmeyer.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Zugführer 1. / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 90
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
1. / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 190
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
  • - KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
    - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - 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
    - Scheibert, H., Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold (Das Heer), Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg, Germany, 1983
    - Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2009, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2009, ISSN 1866-4709
    - Feldgrau.com
    - Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945

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