Kirsche, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- April 7th, 1911 (Zittau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 14th, 1944 (Luga, USSR)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant d.R.
- Unit:
- 2./Pionier-Bataillon 658
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer 2./Pionier-Bataillon 658
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1942
“Oberleutnant der Reserve Heinz Kirsche already received the Knight’s Cross in October 1942. In that time he foresaw a Bolshevik attack, smashed it through a flanking thrust, captured an important hill and by these actions had a significant share in the success of his Division.”
Sources
- - SCHINDLER, MICHAEL G., Ritterkreuzträger aus Sachsen 1939-1945, libergraphix, 2013.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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