Otto Chowanetz
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Otto Chowanetz
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| Born | 24 October 1919 Saitz, Sudetenland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. near Orel, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1939–43 |
| Rank | Feldwebel |
| Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 17 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Chowanetz (24 October 1919 – 17 March 1943) was a Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous 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. Chowanetz went missing in action, presumed killed in action, on 17 March 1943.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 September 1941)
- 1st Class (30 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 17[1][2]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 31st Infantry Division
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1 Oak Leaves with LVI Panzer Corps 2 Knight's Cross with Pionier-Bataillon 125 (125th Infantry Division).
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