Dittfeld, Johannes
- Date of birth:
- September 18th, 1907 (Klein Schweidnitz/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 12th, 1944 (Targul-Ocna, Romania)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, 14. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 466, 267. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 466, 267. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1944
1) Distinguishing himself during the heavy defensive battles along the Donez river in the summer of 1943. Here he and his Bataillon fought bravely in the defense and destroyed 10 enemy tanks in close combat.
2) Again distinguishing himself through his bravery and decisiveness while fighting in the sector of the Grenadier-Regiment 466 (namely the southern part of Tighina and the area south of there) during the spring of 1944.
- 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, 1998.
- Armee Tagesbefehl, Armee Oberkommando 6, 1 August 1944
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