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Zimmermann, Horst (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2)

Nationality:
German

Biography

00.05.1941: Oberleutnant, Chef, 7. Kompanie (Rest), Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
01.03.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
00.00.1942-00.01.1943: Hptm, Kdr., III. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5
31.03.1943: Hptm., transferred from II. Bataillon, Falllschirmjäger-Regiment 2 to Fallschirm-Division 'Hermann Göring'
22.04.1943-08.05.1943: Hptm., Kdr, Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring" - Tunisia
08.05.1943: captured, POW
01.08.1944: still officially listed as a POW or internee in a neutral country

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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