Erich Rech

Military Person

1921 – 1944

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Who was Erich Rech?

Erich Rech was a Untersturmführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Erich Rech was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 23 August 1944, while an Oberscharführer and a platoon commander in the 2nd Company, 10th SS Panzer Division, Reconnaissance Battalion.

Rech did not survive the war but was killed in action on 4 October 1944.

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Born
Dec 15, 1921
Died
Oct 4, 1944

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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