Date of birth:

July 22nd, 1918 (Berlin-Neukolin, Germany)

Date of death:

November 7th, 1994 (Braunschweig, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 353.060 // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
20.04.1940: SS-Untersturmführer
09.11.1941: SS-Obersturmführer
09.11.1943: SS-Hauptsturmführer

SS-Hstuf, Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25, 12. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Hitlerjugend"
03.01.1945: WIA

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

July 25th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

October 25th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

December 10th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

July 20th, 1942

in Bronze

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

August 1st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef, 6. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland", SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

April 17th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

1943

WIA 00.12.1941 + 00.02.1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25, 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”

Awarded on:

January 1945

WIA 03.01.1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Unit:

Führer, I. Bataillon, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 25, 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend"

Awarded on:

April 17th, 1945

Awarded for distinguishing himself as a Bataillon commander during the Battle of the Bulge. He achieved particularly notable success on the 03.01.1945. On this day he led a Kampfgruppe composed of the remnants of the I. and II./ SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25. With help from the divisional Panzer-Regiment he succeeded in capturing the village of Mageret and Hill 510, the latter being located just to the west of the village. He was later wounded on the same day at 19:00 by an artillery strike that badly injured both of his legs.

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
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