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Volker, Heinrich

Date of birth:
June 24th, 1911 (Ostermunzel/Hanover, Germany)
Date of death:
January 16th, 1988
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef StabsKompanie / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 73 / 19. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
January 19th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur I. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 73 / 19. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur I. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 73 / 19. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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