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| PERSONALIA |
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Böttcher, Karl |
| Date of birth: | October 25th, 1889 (Thorn/Western Prussia, Germany)
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February 9th, 1975 (Bad Wimpfen/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Promotions:
March 1st, 1942: Generalleutnant.
Career:
1909: Artillerie-Regiment 59;
September 1939 - December 1941: Arko 104;
December 1941 - February 1943: Kommandeur 21. Panzer-Division;
April 1943 - September 1943: Kommandeur 326. Infanterie-Division;
October 1943 - December 1943: Kommandeur 347. Infanterie-Division;
?: Führerreserve;
March 1944 - March 1945: Harko 305;
March 1945 - May 8th, 1945: ?;
May 8th, 1945 - June 25th, 1947: POW.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Generalmajor (Brigadier)
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Kommandeur 21. Panzer-Division / Heeresgruppe Afrika
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Awarded on:
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December 13th, 1941
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Details:
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723rd Award.
Submitted on December 6th 1941.
Preliminary document and decoration on December 14th 1941 to Panzergruppe Afrika.
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| Picture source: |
- S. Wieslaw
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| Information source(s): |
- FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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