Date of birth:

September 11th, 1911 (Eppendorf/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

August 11th, 1994 (Weyhe/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 10.676 // NSDAP-Nr.: 127.303

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
13.09.1936: SS-Untersturmführer
30.01.1938: SS-Obersturmführer
20.04.1940: SS-Hauptsturmführer
09.11.1942: SS-Sturmbannführer
01.07.1944: SS-Obersturmbannführer

Career:
00.11.1933: 3. Sturm, LAH
01.09.1939: SS-Ostuf, Zugführer, 6. Sturm, "LSSAH"
00.09.1940: SS-Hstuf, Chef, 7. Kompanie, "LSSAH"
05.07.1942-11.12.1943: SS-Hstuf, Führer, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, "LSSAH"
13.02.1943: defended the airfield at Ossnovo
08.03.1943: captured the village of Ogulzy and destroyed 3 tanks and 6 AT guns
11.03.1943-12.03.1943: seized Kharkov’s northern railway station and its approaches
00.04.1943: SS-Stubaf, Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, 1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" - recapture of Kharkov then Kursk
25.04.1943-06.05.1943: on leave
05.01.1944-00.02.1945: Kdr, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, "LSSAH"
00.02.1945: evacuated for burn out

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Awarded on:

1936

Awarded on:

1939

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 1st, 1939

Awarded on:

1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 3rd, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Unit:

Chef, 7. Kompanie, LSSAH

Awarded on:

January 25th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Unit:

Chef, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, LAH

Awarded on:

February 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)

Unit:

Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, 1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”

Awarded on:

May 5th, 1943

Rudolf Sandig was an infantry battalion commander in the LSSAH division during the Third Battle of Kharkov. During this time he was recommended for the Knight’s Cross and would receive it later that spring. The documentation of his award has deteriorated somewhat with the passage of the time, but it is nonetheless possible to infer the three main actions that led to his receiving the award.

1) His defense of the airfield at Ossnovo, during which his troops inflicted heavy losses before being forced to retreat. (15/2/43)

2) The capture of the village of Ogulzy on 8th March in conjunction with Peiper’s battalion, during which his men destroyed 3 tanks and 6 AT guns. (8/3/43)

3) The successful seizure of Kharkov’s northern railway station and its approaches, again in conjunction with Peiper’s men. (11-12/3/43)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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