Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann

Unit:

11./Infanterie-Regiment 172

Awarded on:

September 26th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 172

Awarded on:

June 9th, 1944

The Knight's Cross recommendation of Oberleutnant Siggel lists 13 actions that led to his award of the Knight's Cross...

1) Leading a counterattack with his troops while serving as a rearguard during the retreat from Voronezh to Ssumy. This took place near Golowischka on the 07.02.1943.

2) Leading Grenadier-Regiment 169 west of Belgorod during August 1943.

3) Commanding an alarm unit on the railway embankment Nish—Syrowatka.

4) An action the retreat battles east of Kiev in September 1943.

5) Successfully leading a breakthrough and crossing over the Irpen on the 03.11.1943 while serving as commander of Grenadier-Regiment 245 during the defensive battle north of Kiev.

6) An action during the retreat from Kiev to Zhitomir on the 09.11.1943, near Gruskoje.

7) An attack on the Bystrejewka stream north of Gliniza on the 05.12.1943. During this attack he rode on horseback from the right to the left attacking Bataillone under heavy enemy fire.

8) An action during the fighting at Radomyschl on the 08.12.1943.

9) An action during the defense of Zhitomir, where he fought with rifle in hand along the northern perimeter of the city.

10) An action on the night of the 04.-05.01.1944, near Bolschije Korowinzy.

11) The defense of Dubrowka.

12) During an attack on the 13.03.1944, which took place on the east bank of the Bug with the objective of the heights east of Gubnik.

13) Leading a counterattack with his Regiment south of Slone on the 13.04.1944.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 172

Awarded on:

August 16th, 1944

His Oakleaves recommendation leads three actions as the rationale for his receiving the award...

1) Holding the town of Bobrka, as well as preventing the Soviet blockade of the road Swirz—Bobrka. This would have cut off the eastern elements of his Division as well as the 1. Panzer-Division. (25.07.1944)

2) Launching a counterattack against a Soviet bridgehead over the Dniester, which simultaneously prevented the collapse of the German main battle line. (30.07.1944)

3) An action during a Soviet attack from the same bridgehead, where he relieved two cut off Kompanien and forced the attackers back to their starting positions.