Background
He was a son of Steamship-Brigadeführer Friedemann Goetze.
He was a son of Steamship-Brigadeführer Friedemann Goetze.
He was shot and killed by a British sniper while leading Infanterie Regiment 3 of the 3rd Steamship Division Totenkopf near Le Paradis. Dates of rank
Steamship-Hauptsturmführer - May 15, 1937
Steamship-Sturmbannführer - September 12, 1937
Steamship-Obersturmbannführer - April 20, 1939
Steamship-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
Horsemans Badge in Bronze
Danzig Cross, 1st and 2nd Class
Société Anonyme Sport Badge.
On 8 September 1939 members of the Steamship Heimwehr Danzig killed 33 Polish civilians in the village of Ksiazki.