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Schreiber, Gustav (Waffen SS)

Date of birth:
December 25th, 1916 (Selm/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 5th, 1995 (Marl/Northrhine-Westphalia)
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 156.825 // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.00.1939: SS-Standarte, 'Germania', SS-VT
00.06.1941: SS-Infanterie-Regiment 'Germania', SS-Division 'Wiking' - campaign in Russia
00.11.1943: SS-Hascha, stellvert. Führer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
06.12.1943: awarded the RK ofr his behaviour during the operations near Stalino along the Mius
00.12.1943: promoted to SS-Untersturmführer
00.02.1944: captured during the defensive battle of the Cherkassy pocket - Soviet POW

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
Gruppenführer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania", SS-Division 'Wiking'
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
Unit:
Chef, 10. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", III.(Germanische) SS-Panzer-Korps, 8. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
Awarded on:
December 2nd, 1943
Gustav Schreiber was a Waffen-SS company commander of whom rather little is known about, despite his distinguished service. He received the Knight’s Cross for conducting a decisive counterattack at the Kharkov—Poltava railway line in September 1943, and later received the close combat clasp in Gold. He would be captured by the Soviets at Cherkassy, but by disposing of his awards was able to survive captivity.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
Unit:
Zugführer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Gold

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