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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 (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3, 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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