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Hilmer, Wilhelm (Waffen SS)

Date of birth:
September 7th, 1918 (Bad Pyrmont)
Date of death:
August 17th, 1944 (near Caen, France)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Saint Desir
Grave: UNK.
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 365.779 // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Also found as Wilhelm Hillmer

00.01.1941: SS-Mann. 6./ LSSAH
00.09.1943: SS-Uscha. 6./ SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.2, LSSAH
01.04.1944: promoted to SS-Oberscharführer
00.05.1944: SS-Oscha. 6./ SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.2, LSSAH
00.08.1944: SS-Oscha. 5./ SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.2, LSSAH

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 6th, 1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
6. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2, LSSAH
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Silber

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Scheibert H., Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold (Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS) und Deutschen Kreuzes in Silber (Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS)

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