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Metze, Walter

Date of birth:
December 23rd, 1916 (Dortmund/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
October 6th, 1944 (Dortmund/Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Walter Metze was killed in an air raid on Dortmund on October 6th, 1944, while on leave.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberwachtmeister
Unit:
Zugführer, Flak-Regiment 36, Luftgau XI, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

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