Vielwerth, Erich Wilhelm August "Erich"
- Date of birth:
- February 10th, 1912 (Büdingen/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 12th, 1997 (Büdingen/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
1936: Unteroffizier;
1938: Feldwebel;
October 1st, 1940: Oberfeldwebel;
May 1st, 1943: Leutnant;
March 1st, 1944: Oberleutnant.
Career:
1931 - 1936: Polizei;
1936: Heer;
?: Zugführer, 1. / Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorisiert) / 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert);
1944: Führer 3. / Grenadier-Regiment 87 / 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert);
March 1945: Bataillonsführer Grenadier-Regiment 87 / 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert);
May 1945 - August 1945: American POW.
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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1940
Silver version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorisiert), 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, 3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 87, 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection/Norbert Beyerlein
- Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
- Color photo Pop-up: Beyerlein sammlung - - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
Photo
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