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Triebe, Theodor

Date of birth:
February 11th, 1904 (Churschütz/Meißen, Germany)
Date of death:
March 28th, 1945 (Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef 3./Flak-Regiment 7
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Triebe received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Triebe was assigned to the Vorausabteilung of a Panzer-Division during the campaign in the East. In this capacity his Batterie delivered battle-deciding assistance on multiple occasions. Under his bold leadership the Batterie destroyed 24 enemy tanks, an armoured train, 12 batteries and 12 aircraft.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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