Bochentin, Richard
- Date of birth:
- April 2nd, 1910 (Neukirch/Westprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 25th, 1945 (Priekule, Latvia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Was killed on 23rd February 1945 in Curland as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur of Grenadier-Regiment 408. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 405, 121. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 405, 121. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 12th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1992.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS
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