Dormann, Hermann (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64)
- Date of birth:
- October 11th, 1912 (Westerkappeln-Tecklenburg/Westernphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 22nd, 1943 (Stalingrad/Stalingrad Oblast, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Rossoshki
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Hermann Dormann was reported missing in action at Stalingrad on 22nd January 1943. At that moment he held the rank of Major. His name has been added to Column 14, Plaque 2 at the German War Cemetery Rossosjka.
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DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Kompanie, Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16, 16. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- March 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 64, 16. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 4th, 1943
“Hauptmann Hermann Dormann outstandingly distinguished himself during the heavy fighting between the Don and Volga rivers at the end of November 1942. He did so through the skillful leadership of his Panzergrenadier-Regiment and his bravery, especially during the holding of a bridgehead.”
The events referred to in this excerpt took place in the time period 22.-24.11.1942, with the bridgehead in question being the one at Bolschaja-Nabatowskij.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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