DROSTE, Hans
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Droste, Hans Date of birth:  March 29th, 1915 (Wuppertal/Rhineprovince, Germany) Date of death:  July 13th, 1976 (Lübeck/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Hans Droste finally reached the rank of Hauptmann.       RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) Unit: Stoßtruppführer 7. / Infanterie-Regiment 124 / 72.Infanterie-Division Awarded on: June 13th, 1941         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE         EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Beyerlein sammlung Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9