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Karl Koch (Fallschirmjager)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Name
  
Karl Koch

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Born
  
19 March 1920 Bodenstein (
1920-03-19
)

Died
  
29 July 1944(1944-07-29) (aged 24) Invasion front

Unit
  
Fallschirmjager-Regiment 15

Karl Koch (19 March 1920 – 29 July 1944) was a member of the Fallschirmjager during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (17 September 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold (2 August 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 (posthumously) as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the III./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 15

    • References

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