Heinrich Keese
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Heinrich Keese
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Born | (1918-04-18)18 April 1918 Unsen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bad Pyrmont |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1938–45 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves |
Commands held | Pionier-Battalion 20 (motorised) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinrich Keese (18 April 1918 – 27 May 2006) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Black (?)
- Silver (?)
- Gold (?)
- German Cross in Gold on 3 January 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves in Pionier-Bataillon 20[2]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 July 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 20 October 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 20 (motorized)[3]
- 805th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Pionier-Battalion 20 (motorized)[4]
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment (mot.) 76 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment (mot.) 90 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 90 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 20 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 20 | ||
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (mot.) |
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Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 120 | ||
Pionier-Bataillon 20 (mot.) |
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1 Oak Leaves with the XXXXVI. Panzerkorps. 2 Oak Leaves with the 16th Infantry Division (mot.) and Swords with the 16th Panzergrenadier Division. 3 Oak Leaves with the LV. Armeekorps. 4 Oak Leaves with Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.) (10th Infantry Division). 5 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 (17th Panzer Division)
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