Date of birth:

April 8th, 1916 (Hamburg, Germany)

Date of death:

November 22nd, 2002 (Bad Kreuznach/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Dietrich Koch was releaved from the Wehrmacht on 31st December 1943 for not being able to act as military. He had finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

Zugführer, 3. Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 88, 18. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

February 23rd, 1942

Awarded for his success as a Panzerjäger commander in the 18. Panzer-Division. On the 30.01.1942 the Soviets launched a major attack against the weak German positions in the area of Koch’s Abteilung. During this attack Koch directed his guns without regard for his own safety, and in the combat on this day he defeated an enemy tank attack all on his own. He personally knocked out 9 enemy tanks with a Pak 38 and forced 2 more to retreat in a very short time.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)

Unit:

3. Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 88, 18. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

August 8th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

3. Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 88, 18. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

September 9th, 1941

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