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Teriete, Heinrich

Date of birth:
February 20th, 1915 (Altrhede/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
November 17th, 2002 (Altenberge/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Heinrich Teriete reached the rank of Oberleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Zugführer, schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653, XXXXI. Panzer-Korps, Heer
Awarded on:
July 22nd, 1943
Received for destroying 22 Soviet tanks during the fighting at Shelyaburg on July 14, 1943.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653, XXIV. Panzer-Korps, Heer
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1944

Silver version.
Panzerkampfabzeichen III Stufe

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