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Dietrich Koch

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–43

Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Dietrich Koch

Died
  
22 November 2002(2002-11-22) (aged 86) Bad Kreuznach

Rank
  
Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Unit
  
Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 88

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Dr. rer. pol. Dietrich Koch (8 April 1916 – 22 November 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Dietrich Koch was severely wounded in December 1941 and was released from the Wehrmacht in December 1943.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 3./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 88
  • References

    Dietrich Koch Wikipedia