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Schlee, Joachim

Date of birth:
July 10th, 1897 (Lautenburg/West Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 8th, 1960
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
September 25th, 1914: Fahnenjunker;
April 30th, 1916: Leutnant;
April 1st, 1923: Polizei-Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1927: Polizei-Hauptmann;
October 15th, 1935: Hauptmann mit RDA vom 1-12-1931 (1a);
March 1st, 1936: Major (51);
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (49);
February 1st, 1942: Oberst (116).

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. Inf:Ers.Btl. 172;
September 23rd, 1939: Kdr. III./Inf.Rgt. 283;
October 5th, 1940: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 411;
October 30th, 1941: kdt.z. Btl.Fhr.Schule Tours als Lehrer
March 6th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. II;
June 7th, 1942: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 338;
September 15th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. II;
December 27th, 1943: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 984;
February 1st, 1944: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 985.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 338, 208. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

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