▁: ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Diet z ' s ▁official ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁reads : ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁squad ▁leader ▁when ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁to ▁which ▁his ▁unit ▁was ▁attached ▁encountered ▁resistance ▁in ▁its ▁advance ▁on ▁Kir chain , ▁Germany . ▁Between ▁the ▁town ' s ▁out lying ▁buildings ▁ 3 0 0 ▁yards ▁distant ▁and ▁the ▁st alled ▁arm ored ▁column ▁were ▁a ▁mine field ▁and ▁ 2 ▁brid ges ▁def ended ▁by ▁German ▁ro cket - launch ing ▁teams ▁and ▁rif le men . ▁From ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁came ▁heavy ▁small - ar ms ▁fire . ▁Mov ing ▁forward ▁with ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁protect ▁engine ers ▁while ▁they ▁removed ▁the ▁mine field ▁and ▁the ▁demol ition ▁charges ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁brid ges , ▁S / S gt . ▁Diet z ▁came ▁under ▁inten se ▁fire . ▁On ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative ▁he ▁advanced ▁alone , ▁sc or ning ▁the ▁bul lets ▁which ▁struck ▁all ▁around ▁him , ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁baz ook a ▁team ▁def ending ▁the ▁first ▁bridge . ▁He ▁continued ▁ahead ▁and ▁had ▁killed ▁another ▁baz ook a ▁team , ▁bay on et ed ▁an ▁enemy ▁soldier ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁pan zer fa ust ▁and ▁shot ▁ 2 ▁Germ ans ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁another ▁bl ast ▁of ▁another ▁pan zer fa ust . ▁He ▁quickly ▁recovered , ▁killed ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁fired ▁at ▁him ▁and ▁then ▁jump ed ▁into ▁wa ist