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Köhler, Georg (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26)

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1917 (Nishni Petropavlovska, Russia)
Date of death:
April 16th, 2006 (Nürnberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

1942-1943: Stalingrad
1943-1949: Soviet POW
1951: escaped to the Bundesrepublik side
Author of the book "Die Zeit fliegt hin in Windeseile. Erinnerungen (1917-1997)"

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 3rd, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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