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Groeben, von der, Peter

Date of birth:
December 9th, 1903 (Langheim/Eastern Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 29th, 2002
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

During the Second World War he reached finally the rank of Generalmajor and served after the war with the Bundeswehr with the final rank of temporary Generalleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab
Unit:
86.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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