Kotzebue Albert Leon

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Albert Leon Kotzebue is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

US-Soviet Elbe River (East Meets West) Link-Up (69th Infantry Division) Memorial

Name:

Albert Leon Kotzebue

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

273rd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1987-03-19

State:

Puerto Rico

Cemetery:

El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California

Plot:

Urn Garden

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Grave:

Decoration:

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Albert Kotzebue was born on October 10, 1923 in Puerto Rico. Retired form the US Army as a Lietenant Colonel.
The leader of Patrol No 1 was 1st Lt. Albert L. Kotzebue, Co G 273rs Inf Rgt which was the first unit to link up with the Soviet forces in WW2.
As a young officer in the 273rd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division, Lt. Kotzebue led a patrol of eleven soldiers credited with having been the first American military unit to make contact with Soviet Russian soldiers on the Elbe River on 25 April 1945.