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Moldenhauer, Siegfried

Date of birth:
July 25th, 1915 (Bellin/Eastprussia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 26th, 1998 (Lübeck/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
August 1st, 1940: Fahnenjunker/Oberfeldwebel;
January 1st, 1941: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1943: Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1944: Major.

Career:
April 1st, 1934: 3. Kompanie, 5. (Preussisches) Infanterie-Regiment;
?: 2. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment Döberitz;
?: 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
September 1939: 9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
June 1940: 5. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
1942: Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
1943: Führer, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Chef, 14,. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Chef, 15. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Führer, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 46;
January 20th, 1944 - December 17th, 1944: Führer, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Lazerett;
March 1945: Stab, Dönitz, Flensburg.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 30th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 21st, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942

Date according to the archives in the Bundesarchiv. personal documents give the awarding date of June 16th, 1942.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kompanieführer, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 14th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 25th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 1st, 1943
Demjanskschild
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 48, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 31st, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 48, 12. Volksgrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1944

Date according to the Besitzzeugnis.
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1944
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 48, 12. Volksgrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1944

According to personal documents the awarding would have taken place on November 21st, 1944.
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 16th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold

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