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Großrock, Alfred (Waffen SS)

    Date of birth:
    January 2nd, 1918 (Oßweil, Ludwigsburg, Germany)
    Date of death:
    April 5th, 1945 (POW camp Kecskemet, Hungary)
    Buried on:
    German-Hungarian War Cemetery Budaörs
    Grave: UNK.
    Service number:
    SS-Nr.: 285.640 // NSDAP-Nr.:
    Nationality:
    German

    Biography

    Promotions:
    01.06.1942: SS-Oberscharführer der Waffen-SS
    09.11.1943: SS-Untersturmführer der Waffen-SS
    30.01.1945: SS-Obersturmführer der Waffen-SS

    Career:
    01.08.1933-31.10.1936: Hitlerjugend
    01.11.1936: joined Waffen-SS
    01.05.1937: joined NSDAP
    00.10.1938: 3. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', SS-VT, campaign in the Sudetes
    00.09.1939: 3. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', SS-VT, campaign in Poland
    00.05.1940: 3. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', Battle of France
    00.04.1941: 3. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', campaign in the Balkans
    00.06.1941: 3. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Deutschland', SS-Division 'Reich' - Operation Barbarossa
    00.12.1942: SS-Panzer-Abteilung 5, 5. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Wiking'
    28.02.1943: SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, Truppenübungsplatz Altneuhaus
    00.00.1943: SS-Junkerschule
    00.06.1943: SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division 'Das Reich'
    00.11.1943: SS-Ustuf, Zugführer, 6. Schwadron, II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
    00.07.1944: Operation Bagration - Battle of Maciejov : his Funker was SS-Uscha Henk Kistemaker, awarded with EKI
    00.08.1944: destroyed 26 T-34 during the Battle for Kovel,Ukraine
    14.08.1944: SS-Ustuf, Führer, 6. Kompanie, II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
    00.01.1945: SS-Ostuf, Führer, 6. Kompanie, II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking' - Plattensee, Hungary
    00.04.1945: WIA captured - Soviet POW
    04.05.1945-05.04.1945: reported DOW in Soviet captivity in Hungary
    Tank ace credited with 29 tank kills

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    DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
    Bronzes SA-Sportabzeichen
    Awarded on:
    1939
    Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    June 2nd, 1940
    Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    August 4th, 1941
    Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1941
    Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1942

    Silver version
    Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking", Waffen-SS
    Awarded on:
    June 9th, 1943
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)
    Unit:
    Zugführer, 6. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Heeresgruppe Mitte
    Awarded on:
    August 12th, 1944

    Submitted on July 19th 1944.
    Preliminary document and decoration on August 23rd 1944 to Heeresgruppe Mitte.
    Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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