| Erich Rech | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1921 |
| Died | 4 October 1944 (aged 22) |
| Place of birth | Groß-Latzkow/Pommerania |
| Place of death | Bemmel, the Netherlands |
| Buried at |
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands (unknown soldiers grave) |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Rank | Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) |
| Unit | 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class |
Erich Rech was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) 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 (Staff Sergeant) 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.[1][2]
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Further reading[]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Mitcham, Jr.Samuel, Retreat to the Reich, Stackpole books 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will, Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943-45 Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2
- Mitcham Samuel, The German Defeat in the East, 1944-45,Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8