Waldenburg, Freiherr von, Siegfried

Date of birth:: December 30th, 1898 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:: March 27th, 1973 (Hannover/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 28th, 1944

Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: November 27th, 1944

4680th Award.

Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:: Führer, 116. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: December 9th, 1944

Awarded for his leadership of the 116. Panzer-Division in the time period from 19.9.1944 up until the beginning of December of that year, during which he commanded the division in its battles at Aachen, Vossenack and Hürtgen.

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- WENDT, KURT, Wir Für Alle, Hamburg, 1996.
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945