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Waldeck und Pyrmont, Prinz zu, Maximilian W.G.H.

Date of birth:
September 13th, 1898 (Arolsen/Waldeck, German Empire)
Date of death:
February 23rd, 1981
Buried on:
Royal Cemetery Rhoden
Nationality:
German

Biography

Full name was Maximilian Wilhelm Gustav Herman Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.

Promotions:
April 1st, 1942: Oberstleutnant (RDA -274-);
March 1st, 1943: Oberst (RDA -19c-).

Career:
First World War
October 15th, 1935: Kompaniechef Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 12;
August 28th, 1939: Kommandeur Panzerjäger-Abteilung 611;
March 1st, 1943: IIa, Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen;
October 1943: Führer, Panzer-Brigade Norwegen;
March 25th, 1944: Führerreserve;
September 5th, 1944 - September 20th, 1944: Führer, Panzer-Regiment 1;
?: Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 23;
January 10th, 1945: Stabsoffizier z.b.V., Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Panzerjäger-Abteilung (Sfl) 611, XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps, Heer
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 11th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber

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