Karl Koch (Fallschirmjäger)
| Karl Koch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 March 1920 Bodenstein |
| Died |
29 July 1944 (aged 24) Invasion front |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
| Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Koch (19 March 1920 – 29 July 1944) was a member of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold (2 August 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 (posthumously) as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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