Boettcher, Harold

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Nationality:: Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

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Military Medal (MM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Trooper
Unit:: B Squadron, 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)), 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade, 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division, Canadian Army

For action performed between the dawn of 31 August 1944 and the early morning hours of 1 September 1944 in the battle for Point 204 in the vicinity of Pozzo Alto/Province of Pesaro e Urbino, region Marche, Italy.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 March, 1945.

Sources

- ZUEHLKE, M., The Gothic Line, Douglas & McIntyre Publishers Inc., Vancouver, Canada, 2006.
- The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association

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