Zimmermann, Jakob (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10)
- Date of birth:
- January 9th, 1912 (Mertloch/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 8th, 1943 (Orel, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Kirovohrad
Grave: UNK. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Hauptmann Jakob Zimmermann died of his wounds inflicted in the area round Orel. He was promoted posthumously to Major.
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Chef, 9. Kompanie, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 31st, 1943
“Hauptmann Jakob Zimmermann… led his Panzergrenadiers (hailing from the German Danube regions) in a successful counterattack against strong enemy forces that had penetrated friendly lines north of Orel. Then, despite the onset of darkness, he decided to press his attack. In doing so he managed to eliminate two Soviet battalions, and by pivoting to the left he also was able to throw back those Bolshevik forces that were attacking the left neighbouring unit.”
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Sorauer Tageblatt
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