Orth, Heinrich

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Date of birth:: January 14th, 1916 (Duttweiler/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: March 10th, 1942 (Schaikowka/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:: German

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 13th, 1940

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer, 4. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1, 7. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: March 18th, 1942

According to Fellgiebel the unit name is Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment.

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.

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