Karl Koch (Fallschirmjäger)
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Karl Koch | |
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Born | Bodenstein | 19 March 1920
Died | 29 July 1944 Invasion front | (aged 24)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Koch (19 March 1920 – 29 July 1944) was a member of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold (2 August 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 (posthumously) as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[2]
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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