LICHTE, Karl-Heinz
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Lichte, Karl-Heinz Date of birth:  August 23rd, 1920 (Wanne-Eickel/Ruhr, Germany) Nationality:  German       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Awarded on: 1939         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Awarded on: July 1941         PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER Awarded on: 1942         KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD Rank: SS-Obersturmführer Unit: 5. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 Awarded on: December 7th, 1944         PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER Awarded on: 1944         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: SS-Hauptsturmführer Unit: Kommandeur 5. / SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 / 5.SS-Panzer-Division “Wiking” / IV.SS-Panzer-Korps Awarded on: May 6th, 1945 Details: The date for the awarding of the Knights Cross has yet been unconfirmed. Is part of the by SS-Obergruppenführer Dietrich with 6.SS-Panzerarmee awarded decorations on 6th May 1945.         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN GOLD         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Willi Schumacher Collection Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Bender R.J., Breyette T., Tank Killers, RJ Bender Publications, 2000, ISBN 0-912138-83-1 - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X - Schneider J.W., Their Honor was Loyalty!, R. James Bender Publishing, 1977 - Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum