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Petereit, Max-Eugen

Date of birth:
June 19th, 1919 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
September 29th, 1942 (Michajlowsky, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Max-Eugen Petereit was the son to Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Eugen Petereit.

Promotions:
September 1939: Wachtmeister der Reserve;
April 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant der Reserve;
September 1st, 1942: Hauptmann der Reserve.

Career:
June 1935: Hitlerjugend;
?: Staatlichen Gymnasium Kiel;
October 1st, 1937: 8. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 30;
?: Artillerie-Regiment 240;
June 26th, 1941: Ordonanzoffizier, Artillerie-Regiment 240.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 6th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Batterie, I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 240, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1942

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 13th, 1943

Awarded posthumously.
Krimschild (Stiftungs ausführing)

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