Koch, Karl
- Date of birth:
- March 19th, 1920 (Bodenstein, Rheinland, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 26th, 1944 (Normandy, France)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel
- Unit:
- 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
- Awarded on:
- July 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel
- Unit:
- Zugführer III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1944
Koch was killed in battle on July 26, 1944 on the invasion front in Normandy. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1941
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger by Franz Kurowski
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