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Heinrich Ochs

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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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 September 1940)
  • 1st Class (30 October 1941)
  • West Wall Medal
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (28 May 1943)
  • General Assault Badge (11 April 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 June 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 101
  • 360th Oak Leaves on 30 December 1943 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 101

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