Date of birth:

June 17th, 1914 (Preussisch Stargard/Westernprussia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 30th, 2001 (Celle/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
?: Gefreiter;
January 18th, 1938: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
?: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1943: Major;
?: Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr).

Career:
?: Gymnasium Marienwerder;
November 1st, 1935: Infanterie-Regiment 45;
1936: Offiziersanwärter, 13. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 24;
?: Zugführer, 13. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 176;
?: Chef, 3. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 176;
1942: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 176;
1942: Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 176;
?: Stab, 16. Panzer-Division;
?: 14. Generalstabs-Lehrgang, Kriegsakademie;
?: Stab, 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division;
May 1945 - May 31st, 1947: British POW;
April 26th, 1956 - September 30th, 1972: Leiter der Studiengruppe des Heeres (Bundeswehr);
August 1957 - March 1959: Chef des Stabes, 1. Luftlandedivision;
December 1962 - April 1965: Kommandeur, Luftlandebrigade 25.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 14th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 11th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef ,3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 176, 61. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

November 15th, 1941

Awarded for his capture of a Soviet artillery battery near Hindu (by the SW corner of Dagö) on the 12.10.1941, conducted under his own initiative. The elimination of this hostile unit made it possible for the 61. Infanterie-Division to bring up further reinforcements (especially artillery) over the Soela Sound from Soela to Soru and land them without losses. Pestke also contributed indirectly to the capture of the other Soviet batteries in the area. He thus had a decisive share in the swift and relatively bloodless capture of the island of Dagö.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. / Grenadier-Regiment 176

Awarded on:

October 14th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Todd Foster
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
  - Hans-Gotthard Pestke - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  - Detailseite - Archivportal-D