Hans-Gotthard Pestke
Appearance
Hans-Gotthard Pestke | |
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Born | Preußisch-Stargard | 17 June 1914
Died | 30 April 2001 Celle | (aged 86)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1935–45 1956–72 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands | I./Grenadier-Regiment 176 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans-Gotthard Pestke (17 June 1914 – 30 April 2001) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Hans-Gotthard Pestke was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and served until 1972.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of 3./Infanterie-Regiment 176[2]
- 311th Oak Leaves on 14 October 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 176[3]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
References
Citations
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.
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- 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.
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External links
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Starogard Gdański
- People from West Prussia
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany