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Place of birth
Rendsburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Place of death
Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Age
42 years
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Biography
Hans Friedemann Goetze (November 3, 1897 – May 27, 1940) was a Nazi Standartenführer (Colonel) of the German Waffen-SS and commander of SS Heimwehr Danzig (Danzig Home Defence). He was a son of SS-Brigadeführer Friedemann Goetze. He was shot and killed by a British sniper while leading Infanterie Regiment 3 of the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf near Le Paradis.
On 8 September 1939 members of the SS Heimwehr Danzig killed 33 Polish civilians in the village of Ksiazki.
Summary of his military career
Dates of rank
- SS-Hauptsturmführer - May 15, 1937
- SS-Sturmbannführer - September 12, 1937
- SS-Obersturmbannführer - April 20, 1939
- SS-Standartenführer - September 1, 1939
Notable decorations
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wound Badge in Black
- Iron Cross Second Class
- Iron Cross First Class
- Baltic Cross
- Reichs Sport Badge in Gold
- Clasp to the Iron Cross Second Class
- Horsemans Badge in Bronze
- Danzig Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
- SA Sport Badge
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by none | Commander of SS Heimwehr Danzig July, 1939 - September 29, 1939 | Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by none | Commander of Infanterie Regiment 3, 3rd SS Division Totenkopf October 6, 1939 - June 3, 1940 | Succeeded by SS-Standartenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp |
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