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2 unusual facts about Werner Pötschke


Werner Pötschke

In April 1943, he was transferred to command the I Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1 "LSSAH" in Grafenwöhr and Erlangen, also seeing service in August 1943 in Italy.

After the failure of that attack the Division was moved to Hungary and for his performance at the Gran bridgehead on 15 March 1945 was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross.



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