Date of birth:

October 19th, 1904 (Hanau am Main/Hessen, Germany)

Date of death:

May 2nd, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 491.403 // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German

Joachim Ziegler was transferred to the Waffen-SS in June 1943 and finally became Brigadeführer (Generalmajor). Was killed during the Battle for Berlin on May 2nd 1945.

Promotions:
01.12.1926: Leutnant
01.06.1929: Oberleutnant
01.01.1935: Hauptmann - RDA 01.01.1935 (8)
01.03.1940: Major
15.10.1940: Major i.G.
01.02.1942: Oberstleutnant i.G.
14.03.1943: Oberst i.G. - RDA 01.01.1943
01.08.1943: SS-Oberführer
01.08.1944: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen SS

Career:
05.04.1923: entered the Reiter-Regiment 15, Reichswehr
00.00.1925: Lehrgang, Kriegsschule
01.12.1926: Leutnant, Zugführer, Reiter-Regiment 15
00.07.1929: Oberleutnant, Schwadronschef, Reiter-Regiment 15
00.01.1935: Hauptmann, Chef, 7. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 6
00.00.1936: Hauptmann, Kompaniechef, Panzertruppe, Legion Condor
10.11.1938-05.02.1940: Hauptmann, Adjutant, 3. Panzer-Brigade, 3. Panzer-Division
00.03.1940: Major, Ic, Stab, 7. Panzer-Division
29.07.1940: Major, Ib, Stab, 7. Panzer-Division
15.10.1940: admitted in the Generalstab
26.10.1940: Major i.G., Ib, 20. Infanterie-Division (mot.)
00.06.1941: Major i.G., Ia, 20. Infanterie-Division (mot.)
15.07.1942: Oberstleutnant i.G., stellvertretender Chef des Stabes, LVII. Panzer-Korps
28.09.1942: Oberstleutnant i.G., Chef des Stabes, XXXIX. Panzer-Korps
00.06.1943: transferred to the Waffen SS
20.06.1943-10.08.1943: Oberst i.G., Chef, Generalstab, III. (germ.) SS-Panzer-Korps
28.07.1944-25.04.1945: SS-Ofu, Führer, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Nordland'
10.08.1944: SS-Brif, Kommandeur, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division 'Nordland' - Narva
23.01.1945-25.01.1945: fightings in Preekuln, Libau; Kurland
15.02.1945: fightings near Arnswalde,
03.03.1945: fightings in Pomerania, Stettin
17.03.1945: fightings in Altdamm,Oder River - Division credited with 194 tanks destroyed
00.04.1945: fightings in Berlin
26.04.1945: SS-Brif, dismissed and put under arrest in the Reichskanzlei
01.05.1945-02.05.1945: SS-Brif, severely WIA near Gesundbrunnen U-Bahn station Weidendammer Bridge, North Berlin trying to break out of the encircled Berlin with SS-Division 'Nordland' and Kampfgruppe 'Mohnke' and DOW in the Brunnenstrasse near the Humboldthain Park

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Period:

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Panzertruppe,Legion Condor

Awarded on:

June 1939

Period:

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Panzertruppe, Legion Condor

Awarded on:

June 1939

Period:

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Awarded on:

May 31st, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Adjutant, 3. Panzer-Brigade, 3. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

September 23rd, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Generalstabsoffizier, Ic, 7. Panzer-Division, "Gespenster-Division"

Awarded on:

June 28th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)

Unit:

Chef, Generalstab, XXXIX. Panzer-Korps

Awarded on:

March 14th, 1943

Award 329/8.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Oberführer (Brigade General)

Unit:

Ia, Chef des Stabes, III. (germanische) SS-Panzer Korps

Awarded on:

August 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Brigadeführer / Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division, "Nordland", III.(germanischer) SS-Panzer-Korps, Heeresgruppe Nord

Awarded on:

September 5th, 1944

Ziegler received the Knight's Cross for his role as commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland" during the German defensive success at the Tannenberg Line in summer 1944.

3560th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Brigadeführer / Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division, "Nordland", III.(germanischer) SS-Panzer-Korps, Heeresgruppe Nord

Awarded on:

April 28th, 1945

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• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
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