August Koch

August "Aute" Koch
Nickname(s)	"Aute"
Born	(1914-05-14)14 May 1914 Sondershausen
Died	6 January 2003(2003-01-06) (aged 88) Weimar
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 50
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1942) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Poznań (1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Architect Teacher

August "Aute" Koch (14 May 1914 – 6 January 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. August Koch was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 after the Battle of Poznań. He was released in 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of a Kampfgruppe in Festung Posen

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945