Dietrich Koch (Panzerjäger)

Dr. rer.pol. Dietrich Koch
Born	8 April 1916 Hamburg
Died	22 November 2002(2002-11-22) (aged 86) Bad Kreuznach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940 - 1943
Rank	Oberleutnant der Reserve
Unit	Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 88
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. rer.pol. Dietrich Koch (8 April 1916 – 22 November 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Dietrich Koch was severely wounded in December 1941 and was released from the Wehrmacht in December 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 23 February 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 3./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 88^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 216.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Koch, Dietrich
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	8 April 1916
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Date of death	22 November 2002
Place of death	Bad Kreuznach, Germany