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PERSONALIA |
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Name: |
Beginen, Josef |
Date of birth: | December 5th, 1914
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Date of death: |
April 16th, 1945 (Baltic Sea)
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Nationality: |
German |
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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
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
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Unit:
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Zugführer 4. / Panzer-Regiment 35 / 4. Panzer-Division / 9.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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February 23rd, 1944
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Details:
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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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