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Pohl, Ortwin (Waffen SS)

    Date of birth:
    April 8th, 1920 (Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
    Date of death:
    September 2nd, 1994 (Bergisch Gladbach/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    Service number:
    SS-Nr.: 365.160 // NSDAP-Nr.:
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Ortwin Pohl was the son of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Oswald Ludwig Pohl (1892-1951)
    Promotions:
    00.09.1939: SS-Sturmmann
    01.08.1940: SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve
    21.06.1942: SS-Obersturmführer
    20.04.1944: SS-Hauptsturmführer

    Career:
    01.09.1932-30.03.1938: Hitlerjugend
    05.04.1938-24.10.1938: RAD
    01.11.1938: joined the Waffen-SS
    00.00.1941-15.11.1942: Zug-/Kompanieführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland", SS-Division 'Reich'
    16.11.1942-14.04.1944: O.4, 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"
    15.04.1944: Chef, 4. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"
    28.07.1944: credited with 4 tank kills
    30.07.1944: credited with 3 tank kills
    24.12.1944-25.12.1944: credited with 4 tank kills
    00.01.1945: Abteilungs-Führer Lehrgang

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    Goldenes Hitlerjugend Ehrenabzeichen
    DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    September 5th, 1941
    Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 'Deutschland', SS-Division 'Reich'
    Awarded on:
    October 17th, 1941
    Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 'Deutschland', SS-Division 'Reich'
    Awarded on:
    February 6th, 1942
    Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 'Deutschland', SS-Division 'Reich'
    Awarded on:
    May 1st, 1942
    Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 'Deutschland', SS-Division 'Reich'
    Awarded on:
    August 1942
    Medaille
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
    Unit:
    Kp.-Chef, 4. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich", 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS
    Awarded on:
    January 25th, 1945
    Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
    Unit:
    Kp.-Chef, 4. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich", 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS
    Awarded on:
    February 28th, 1945
    Based on a recommendation dated 19.01.1945 and signed by Abt. Kdr. Wilhelm Matzke

    Award date is handwritten on cover sheet of his DKiG Vorschlag.
    According to Patzwall / Scherzer the awarding date is 10-2-1945.
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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