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Rumohr, von, Detlev

Date of birth:
January 28th, 1908 (Plön/Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
June 17th, 1961 (Lübeck/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Detlev von Rumorh finally reached the rank of Oberst during the Second World War. After the war he served with the Bundeswehr until 17th June 1961 and finally reached the rank of Brigadegeneral.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 211
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2009, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2009, ISSN 1866-4709
    - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945

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