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Paetow, Heinz

Date of birth:
July 26th, 1914 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
September 26th, 1996 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Heinw Paetow finally reached the rank of Leutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 132
Awarded on:
December 17th, 1942
The following newspaper article (dated 28.12.1942) describes why Ott received the Knight’s Cross…

“During the fighting before Stalingrad, Oberfeldwebel Paetow took over the leadership of a Kompanie and used it to seal off a gap in the frontline.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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