Litzke, Erich

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Date of birth:: July 6th, 1914 (Benndorf/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:: November 25th, 1997 (Erfurt/Thuringia, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509, Heer
Awarded on:: October 20th, 1944

Awarded for destroying a total of 76 enemy tanks as a Tiger tank commander.

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- SCHINDLER, MICHAEL G., Ritterkreuzträger aus Sachsen 1939-1945, libergraphix, 2013.

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