Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Died October 4, 1944 Battles and wars World War II | Years of service 1942–44 Name Erich Rech Place of burial Ysselsteyn, Netherlands Service/branch Waffen-SS | |
Buried at Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
(unknown soldiers grave) Rank Untersturmfuhrer (Second Lieutenant) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross I Class
Iron Cross II Class Unit 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg | ||
Erich Rech (15 December 1921 – 4 October 1944) was a Untersturmfuhrer (Second Lieutenant) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Erich Rech was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 23 August 1944, while an Oberscharfuhrer (Staff Sergeant) and a platoon commander in the 2nd Company, 10th SS Panzer Division, Reconnaissance Battalion.
Rech did not survive the war but was killed in action on 4 October 1944.
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