Heinze, Otto

Date of birth:: April 22nd, 1911 (Guben/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: May 29th, 1978 (Würzburg am Main/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer 2. / Pionier-Bataillon 3 (motorisiert)
Awarded on:: November 6th, 1942

On the 27.08.1942 the Soviets managed to penetrate the positions of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 3 (mot), and in the process the Kompanie commander (Oberleutnant Benn) became a casualty. In response Oberfeldwebel Heinze took over the Kompanie, launched a counterattack with his weak I. Zug and managed to throw back the Soviets while reoccupying the positions that had been lost. He would receive the Knight’s Cross for this action.