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Golbach, Paul

Date of birth:
July 14th, 1915 (Kirchhasel/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
October 18th, 2004 (Fulda/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberwachtmeister
Unit:
Zugführer 5. / Artillerie-Regiment 263
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Golbach received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberwachtmeister Paul Golbach... received the Knight’s Cross on the 13.10.1941. With this he was recognized for his achievements as the leader of forwardly emplaced cannons in an Artillerie-Abteilung. In this capacity he destroyed 6 tanks, 4 motorized artillery pieces and 3 trucks with mounted infantry. He also crushed multiple Bolshevik infantry attacks and had an invaluable share in the destruction/disabling of 6 additional enemy tanks.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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