Years of service 1939–45
1956–79 Name Heinz Behnke | Unit Grenadier-Regiment 668 Service/branch German Army | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Oberleutnant of the Reserves (Wehrmacht)
Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Battle of the Caucasus
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Operation Diadem
Gothic Line Offensive Died February 17, 2002, Bonn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Smolensk | ||
Heinz Behnke (1 October 1919 – 17 February 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Heinz Behnke joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1979 as an Oberst im Generalstab.
Awards and decorations
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