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Ziervogel, Heinrich

Date of birth:
March 14th, 1905 (Staßfurt, Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Date of death:
May 21st, 1942 (near Tschernowaja, region Kharkov, Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Plot: 10. Row: 53. Grave: 6281.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

24.04.1941-05.04.1942: Major and Kdr - Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 - 3. Panzer-Division
21.05.1942: Major Ziervogel was KIA 6 km west of Ternowaja / Kharkov as Kommandeur III./ Panzer Regiment 6 - 3. Panzer-Division
posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1, 3. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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