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Rinke, Adolf
Rinke, Adolf
Date of birth:
February 27th, 1916 (Göttingen/Province of Hanover/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 13th, 1945 (Pillau/Province of East Prussia/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 22nd, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer
,
2. Kompanie
,
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502
,
Heer
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1945
According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant d.R.
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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