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Ziegler, Herbert (Grenadier-Regiment 361)

Date of birth:
October 8th, 1904
Date of death:
June 25th, 1944 (Massa Marittima/Grosseto, Italy)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Futa-Pass
Plot: 55. Grave: 97.
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

Promotions:
August 15th, 1930: Wachtmeister;
August 15th, 1931: Leutnant (19);
August 15th, 1935: Oberleutnant;
March 14th, 1938: Rittmeister mit RDA vom 1-2-1938 (58);
January 18th, 1942: Major mit RDA vom 1-1-1942 (294);
March 1st, 1944: Oberstleutnant (83);
x?: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-6.-944.

Career:
15.08.1930: Wachtmeister, Austrian Army
14.03.1938: transferred to the Wehrmacht as Rittmeister, Chef, 1. Schwadron, Kavallerie-Regiment 11

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Awarded on:
December 11th, 1935
Bronzene Medaille für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Grenadier-Regiment (motorisiert) 361, 90. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment (motorisiert) 361, 90. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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