Date of birth:

February 6th, 1916 (Bremen, Germany)

Date of death:

August 16th, 1990 (Scottsdale/Arizona, United States)

Nationality:

German

Gefreiter 01.10.1935
Unteroffizier 01.12.1935
Fähnrich 01.06.1936
Oberfähnrich 21.10.1936
Leutnant 20.04.1937
Oberleutnant 31.07.1939
Hauptmann 16.03.1942
Major 01.02.1943

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 1st, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 12th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 12th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 12th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 18th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 17th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Panzer-Regiment 39

Awarded on:

February 3rd, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Führer I. / Panzer-Regiment 39 / 17.Panzer-Division / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Don

Awarded on:

February 8th, 1943

The following press excerpt (dated 10.02.1943) describes why Corßen was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Corssen defended an important village in the Don area with his Panzer-Abteilung. Later on he thrust forward and relieved a hard-pressed forward battlegroup from the enemy forces that had encircled it.”

Submitted on January 28th 1943.
Preliminary document on February 10th 1943 to Pz.AOK 4.

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