PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Beginen, Josef
Date of birth: December 5th, 1914
Date of death:  April 16th, 1945 (Baltic Sea)
Nationality:  German
BIOGRAPHY: 
In service from October 27th 1934.
Josef Beginen was killed on April 16th, 1945 when the German transporter m.s. "Goya" was torpedoed by the Soviet Submarine "L-3" under the command of Vladimir Konovalov
     
EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
Awarded on: November 16th, 1939
 
     
EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
Awarded on: August 23rd, 1941
 
     
RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Rank: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit: Zugführer 4. / Panzer-Regiment 35 / 4. Panzer-Division / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on: February 23rd, 1944
Details: Submitted on February 8th 1944.
Preliminary document and decoration on February 26th 1944 to AOK 9.
 
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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.
- Axis Biographical Research
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