Heller, Siegfried

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Date of birth:: July 25th, 1915 (Jüterbog, Germany)
Date of death:: October 12th, 1978 (Adenau (Eifel), Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Chef 1./Pionier-Bataillon 371
Awarded on:: July 25th, 1942

Awarded the Knight’s Cross for distinguishing himself during the capture of Rostov (1942), a battle in which he contributed to the swift occupation of the city.

Sources

- SCHERZER, VEIT, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2010.

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