Dietz, Valentin

Date of birth:: November 12th, 1912 (Obernburg am Main/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: July 6th, 1989 (Planegg/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
?: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
?: Oberstleutnant.

Career:
?: Chef, 1. Kompanie, Jäger-Regiment 204;
?: Führer, I. Bataillon, Jäger-Regiment 204;
January 16th, 1945: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 671.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Chef, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Jäger-Regiment 204, 97. Jäger-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: October 27th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Führer, I. Bataillon, Jäger-Regiment 204, 97. Jäger-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: December 30th, 1943

Awarded for his Bataillon’s major role in repelling two major Soviet breakthrough attempts near Bolschaja Lepaticha (in the Nikopol area) during the time period 25.-26.11.1943. Here follows a Wehrmachtbericht excerpt from the 27.11.1943 concerning this action…

“On the southern sector of the eastern front the I. and II. Bataillonen of the Jäger-Regiment 204 under Hauptmann Dietz and Hauptmann Widner have achieved outstanding defensive successes in hard combat against a far numerically superior enemy. They did this via their own exemplary conduct.”