Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Grenadier-Regiment 17 Name Otto Chowanetz Battles and wars World War II Rank Feldwebel | Years of service 1939–43 Battles/wars World War II Died 1943, Oryol, Russia Service/branch German Army | |
Born 24 October 1919
Saitz, Sudetenland ( 1919-10-24 ) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ||
Otto Chowanetz (24 October 1919 – 17 March 1943) was a Feldwebel (Sergeant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous 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. Chowanetz went missing in action, presumed killed in action, on 17 March 1943.
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