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Birkholz, August

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1907 (Dorfprozelten-Miltenberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
November 23rd, 1944 (Bennekom, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: BP. Row: 7. Grave: 161.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Obergefreiter August Birkholz was killed in an accident. On November 23rd, 1944 a munition stockpile exploded due to unknown reasons. This was in and around mill "onze Rika" in Bennekom, the Netherlands. Birkholz was part of 15. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 17.

Career:
?: 17. Ausbildungs-Kompanie, Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 7, Luftgau XIII;
?: 15. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 17.

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