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Böckendorf, Peter

Date of birth:
May 9th, 1913 (Neuss/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
November 4th, 1982 (Düsseldorf/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Peter Böckendorf finally reached the rank of Unteroffizier.
He died on 4th November 1982 and was buried at the Hauptfriedhof at Neuss.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 7th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
3. / Füsilier-Bataillon 72
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Zugführer 3./Füsilier-Bataillon 72
Nahkampfspange in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
  • Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001

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