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Poppinga, Hinrich

Date of birth:
May 15th, 1891 (Greetsiel/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
March 2nd, 1953 (Sanderbusch/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
x?: Leutnant
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 14-9-1915 (1) erhalten
July 31st, 1925: Oberleutnant mit RDA vom 1-4-1925 (277);
October 1st, 1931: Hauptmann (1);
March 1st, 1936: Major (22);
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (21);
February 1st, 1942: Oberst (86).

Career:
10.11.1938: Kdr. III./Inf.Rgt. 135;
15.12.1940: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 588
31.12.1941: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 131
01.10.1942: Führer-Reserve OKH;
15.11.1942: Kdr. Gren.Ers.Rgt. 131.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 131, 44. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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