Witt, Heinrich

Date of birth:: November 24th, 1904 (Danzig/Westernprussia, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: January 18th, 1945

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve
Unit:: Chef, 4. schwere Flak-Batterie „Sagorsch”, Marine-Flak-Abteilung 259, Marine-Flak-Regiment 9, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: April 20th, 1945

Awarded the Knight's Cross for his brave leadership of a Flak Batterie near Gotenhafen (now Gdynia) in early 1945. He and his Flak guns (Batterie Sagorsch) resisted heavy Soviet attacks for several days, inflicting heavy tank and infantry losses. In doing so they helped cover the evacuation by sea of German soldiers and civilians, and for this contribution Witt was recognized appropriately.

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

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- BÖLSCHER, B., Hitlers Marine im Landkriegseinsatz, Books on Demand, 2015.
- DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.

Witt, Heinrich

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Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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