Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Schütze (Private)

Unit:

9. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 'Der Führer', 2. SS Panzer-Division 'Das Reich'

Awarded on:

January 19th, 1942

WIA 04.12.1941 to the chest

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Schütze (Private)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS Panzer-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

April 20th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS Panzer-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

July 1943

severely WIA to the left hand

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS Panzer-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

July 1943

in bronze

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS Panzer-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

July 15th, 1943

other sources give 15.06.1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

1943

Silver version

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

December 7th, 1944

Based on a recommendation dated 29.09.1944 and signed by Btl. Fhr. Franz Pleiner; Endorsed 05.10.1944 by Rgt. Fhr. i.V. Herbert Oeck and 10.10.1944 by Div. Fhr. Karl Ullrich; Approved 02.11.1944 by Korps Kom. Gen. Herbert Otto Gille

"On 21.7.1943, the enemy continuously attacked the positions of the Narva battalion and the 7th company near Andreevka. Due to heavy losses suffered by the 7th company, the enemy in the afternoon managed to make a wedge, using tanks with a landing on the armor. Jensen commanded the 2nd Platoon, which held positions on the right flank of the 7th Company. Having made a wedge, the enemy infantry jumped from the tanks, while the enemy infantry followed it on the wedge. Jensen, lying in a trench on the left flank of his platoon, summoned four soldiers who lay closest to him, led them to a counterattack, despite the fact that the enemy, in the amount of about 30 people, had already settled in his trench and in bunkers located about 60 meters behind the trench. First, Jensen and four of his fighters with hand grenades, and when the grenades ended, magnetic mines of cumulative action and illumination missiles from signal pistols destroyed enemy soldiers who had settled in bunkers. Then, despite the strong fire of the defenders, he attacked the enemy in the area of the wedge and in the course of hand-to-hand combat gradually seized the enemy trench with a blow to the flank. When part of the enemy's wedged infantry began to withdraw, Jensen, although only two fighters remained under his command, since the other two were already wounded by that time, pursued her to the most enemy wire fences. Thanks to his personal bold and decisive actions, Jensen did not allow the indentation site to expand, closed the indentation gap and prevented the threat of a breakthrough. ”
“26.7.1944, the battalion received an order together with the army units adjoining on the left flank, to clear the forest northeast of Byala-Podlaska from the enemy and open the Brest-Litovsk-Byala Podlaska highway. The 7th Company advanced on the left flank of the battalion. In front of the highway, the enemy counterattacked and repelled the units of the Wehrmacht adjoining the left flank, partially entering the rear of the 7th company. Jensen, realizing the threat and cautiously commanding the company, managed, with small losses, to take his company back, reshape it and meet the wedged enemy. To close the breach, Jensen decided to counterattack. The leader of the counterattack conducted at a fast pace, led by his fighters, Jensen managed to repel the enemy in close combat and restore communication with his neighbors. This prevented the failure of our offensive and the threat of an enemy offensive from the left flank along our position.

3.8.1944 The 7th Company was ordered to fill the gap between the 6th Company and the platoon of the SS division "Dead Head" southeast of Mikhalev. Jensen, with a platoon commander and a liaison, went ahead to conduct reconnaissance of the area. When Jensen reached the middle of the section, which was to be defended by his company, he was convinced that the platoon of the Dead Head division was repelled by the enemy, who cut the Stanislavov-Okunev highway. Taking under his command an armored personnel carrier located in the neighboring section of the Wehrmacht anti-tank company, Jensen hit the enemy in the rear. By his sudden appearance in the rear of the enemy, he confused the enemy infantry. Jensen destroyed the running enemy with the fire of an onboard machine gun, and when the machine gun jammed, with the fire of three submachine guns and hand grenades. Separate groups of enemy soldiers continued to resist in their trenches, and Jensen could not effectively fire at them from an armored personnel carrier. Having quickly made a decision, he, together with two fighters, left the armored personnel carrier and destroyed the enemy group in close combat. After that, he resumed the pursuit of the fleeing enemy in an armored personnel carrier, until he reached the river, which he could not overcome in an armored personnel carrier. During the battle, Jensen took 24 prisoners and captured four heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, two anti-tank guns, 14 submachine guns and several rifles. The enemy lost about 40 men killed. After the battle, Jensen sent the armored personnel carrier back, took command of the platoon and returned it to its previous position.

21/8/1944, the enemy repeatedly attacked the positions of the 5th company, which was part of the Jensen battle group, in the Podbozhe area. During the fifth attack, the enemy, due to the failure of one of the machine guns, managed to make a wedge. To close the wedge gap, the platoon holding the section retreated about 150 meters from its previous position. Jensen immediately personally hurried to the site of the wedge, took the platoon under his command and in close combat threw off the wedged enemy. When shortly after securing the previous position, the calculation of one of the machine guns, falling under enemy mortar fire, was destroyed by fragments of a mine, and the enemy approached the platoon position by 50 meters, Jensen himself lay down for the machine gun and repelled the attack. The enemy then stopped the attack.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)

Awarded on:

April 1945

WIA 04.12.1941 + 00.07.1943 + 00.08.1944 + 22.04.1945 for the 5th time