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Oettingen, von, Peter Otto Krafft

Date of birth:
September 8th, 1909 (Berlin-Wilmersdorf/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 12th, 1944 (Chersones-Sebastopol/Ukrain, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
June 1st, 1938: Leutnant;
October 1st, 1938: Oberleutnant;
October 1st, 1941: Hauptmann.

Career:
October 1st, 1934: 6. Kompanie, II. S.D.N.;
June 1st, 1938: 4. Batterie, Flak-Regiment 5;
July 1st, 1938: 5. Batterie, Festungs-Flak-Abteilung 34;
November 15th, 1938: 4. Batterie, Festungs-Flak-Abteilung 35;
March 1st, 1939: leichte Flak-Abteilung 77;
December 20th, 1941: Stab, Flak-Regiment 19;
August 9th, 1942: Stab, 19. Flak-Division;
March 6th,1943: leichte Flak-Ersatz-Abteilung 95;
June 25th, 1943: Stab, schwere Flak-Abteilung 257;
February 1st, 1944: gemischtes Flak-Abteilung 297(v);
March 16th, 1944: gemischtes Flak-Abteilung 191.

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Awarded on:
August 25th, 1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 23rd, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1941
Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 25th, 1942
Medaglia commemorativa della campagna italo-tedesca in Africa
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1943
Ärmelband Afrika
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 3rd, 1943
Za Zasluhy III.Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
gemischte Flak-Abteilung 191 (v), Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 10th, 1944

Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on January 1st, 1945.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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