Koenig, Franz-Heinz

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Date of birth:: December 1st, 1919 (Duisberg, Germany)
Date of death:: February 24th, 1991 (Cannes, France)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: Führer 3./Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Hermann Göring"
Awarded on:: February 8th, 1945

Awarded the Knight’s Cross for distinguishing himself in the Emilienhof - Ernstberg area during the heavy defensive battles in East Prussia during early 1945.

Sources

- SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2011.

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