Beth, Karl-Heinz
- Date of birth:
- May 30th, 1913 (Dortmund)
- Date of death:
- April 22nd, 1945 (Solingen)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Königswinter - Ittenbach
Plot: D. Row: 3. Grave: 55. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Major
1940: Oberleutnant, Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 152
01st April, 1942: promoted to Hauptmann
01st February 1944: Kdr., Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3
15th July 1944: Hptm. and Kdr., Fsch.Pi.Btl. 3, 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division, commended by II. Fallschirmkorps for his battalion’s repelling of large enemy attacks and the destruction of 7 tanks at close quarters this date
22nd April 1945: Kommandeur, Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3, 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division, KIA near Solingen
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3, 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1945
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