Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Heinrich Ochs Unit 101st Jager Division | Years of service 1937–43 Service/branch German Army | |
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Rank Oberleutnant (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Uman
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Battle of the Caucasus Died October 12, 1943, Mikhaylovka, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa |
Heinrich Ochs (19 April 1915 – 21 October 1943) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Ochs was killed on 12 October 1943 by artillery fire. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
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