Dorn, Heinrich

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Date of birth:: August 11th, 1897 (Saarbrücken)
Date of death:: July 15th, 1956 (Trier)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 7 / 252. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: November 16th, 1944

Awarded for the leadership of his Regiment during the heavy defensive battles in November 1944. In this context his actions majorly contributed to ensuring that the Soviets did not break through the defensive front of his Regiment.

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Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- GERD NIETRUG, Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, 2004.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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