Sandrock, Hans

Date of birth:: April 20th, 1913 (Saarbrücken/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:: September 23rd, 1995 (Cologne/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
April 1935: Gefreiter;
1936: Leutnant;
September 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1942: Hauptmann;
October 18th, 1944: Major.

Career:
September 1st, 1934: Kraftfahrlehrkommando Zossen;
1936: Panzer-Regiment 5;
?: Zugführer 2. / Panzer-Regiment 5;
?: 1. / Panzer-Regiment 5;
July 25th, 1943: III. / Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment Hermann Göring.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 22nd, 1939

Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 6th, 1940

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 1941

Medaglia de bronzo al Valore

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: February 1942

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 5, 21. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: May 1st, 1942

Panzerkampfabzeichen II Stufe "25"

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: December 1943

Panzerkampfabzeichen III Stufe "50"

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 1944

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Unit:: Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment Hermann Göring, Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 "Hermann Göring", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: October 18th, 1944

Awarded for his Abteilung’s success during the fighting north of Radom in August 1944. Here they were able to seal off a Soviet armoured breakthrough and crush those opposing forces that became isolated behind German lines. All told Sandrock’s forces destroyed a total of 123 Soviet tanks during this battle.