Lauch, Karl
- Date of birth:
- April 18th, 1914 (Bremen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 14th, 1998
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer 8. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1943
“Oberfeldwebel Karl Lauch… was sent to seal off an enemy penetration during the defensive battles northwest of Orel. At the time he was serving as a Zugführer in a Panzergrenadier-Regiment. Taking 22 men with him, he managed to smash the broken-in Bolsheviks and then exploit his initial success. Although he was wounded three times he managed to push forward and advance as far as the old main battle line.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - Hayden M., German Military Ribbon Bars 1914-1957, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, 2001
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS
- Unteroffiziere des Heeres mit dem Ritterkreuz - Sammelbilder
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