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Dix, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 510)

Date of birth:
August 29th, 1908 (Zeitz)
Date of death:
July 30th, 1994 (Schenefeld / Hamburg)
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 6.109 // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
24.12.1939: Gefreiter
24.12.1939: Unteroffizier
08.10.1942: Feldwebel und Reserve-Offiziersanwärter (R.O.A.)
31.03.1943: Leutnant d. R. - RDA 01.02.1943
21.06.1943: SS-Hauptsturmführer
12.11.1943: Oberleutnant d. R. - RDA 01.07.1943

Career:
00.03.1943: Kompanietruppführer, 3. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 510, 293. Infanterie-Division.
00.06.1943: Führer, Stab, SS-Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt (RuSHA)

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Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 18th, 1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
Kompanie-Truppführer, 2. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 510, 293. Infanterie-Division, LIII. Armee-Korps, 2. Panzer-Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1943
At the start of 1943 the Soviets tried to achieve a breakthrough along the road to Orel. In this context a local Soviet attack made a deep penetration in the sector of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 510. In response Feldwebel Dix rose to the challenge and was able to either kill or capture the Soviet forces that had broken in with only 7 of his own comrades. He would subsequently be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this action.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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