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Hethey, Emil

Date of birth:
November 13th, 1908 (Hattingen/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 16th, 1983 (Lichtenau/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
October 1st, 1937: Oberleutnant;
?: Hautpmann;
June 1st, 1944: Major.

Career:
1944: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74;
?: Kommandeur, Festungs-Infanterie-Bataillon 1450;
?: Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe Hethey, Festung Küstrin.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe Hethey, Festung Küstrin, Heer
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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