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Hans Friedemann Götze

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Service/branch
  
Waffen SS

Years of service
  
1914-1940


Rank
  
SS-Standartenfuhrer

Name
  
Hans Gotze

Born
  
3 November 1897 Rendsburg (
1897-11-03
)

Died
  
27 May 1940(1940-05-27) (aged 42)Le Paradis

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1922) Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
SS Heimwehr DanzigSS-Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 3

Hans Friedemann Goetze (November 3, 1897 – May 27, 1940) was a Nazi Standartenführer (Colonel) of the German Waffen-SS and commander of SS Heimwehr Danzig (Danzig Home Defence). He was a son of SS-Brigadeführer Friedemann Goetze. He was shot and killed by a British sniper while leading Infanterie Regiment 3 of the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf near Le Paradis.

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On 8 September 1939 members of the SS Heimwehr Danzig killed 33 Polish civilians in the village of Ksiazki.

Dates of rank

  • SS-Hauptsturmführer - May 15, 1937
  • SS-Sturmbannführer - September 12, 1937
  • SS-Obersturmbannführer - April 20, 1939
  • SS-Standartenführer - September 1, 1939

    • Notable decorations

  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Wound Badge in Black
  • Iron Cross Second Class
  • Iron Cross First Class
  • Baltic Cross
  • Reichs Sport Badge in Gold
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross Second Class
  • Horsemans Badge in Bronze
  • Danzig Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
  • SA Sport Badge

    • References

    Hans Friedemann Götze Wikipedia
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