Date of birth:

April 30th, 1916 (Hausach/Baden, Germany)

Date of death:

April 15th, 2001 (Ofersheim/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 7th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 26th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Führer 2. / Infanterie-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division / XXXXII.Armee-Korps / 11.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd

Awarded on:

December 31st, 1941

On the 14.08.1941, during the battles between the Dniester and the Bug rivers, Leutnant Ziegler and his Kompanie took the heavily occupied town of Petrovskoye on the western bank of the Bug in a coup d'état and cleared out the surrounding area in bitter house fighting. More than 300 prisoners were captured in the process. Ziegler would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this action.

766th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Führer 2. / Infanterie-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division / Heeresgruppe A

Awarded on:

September 8th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer Grenadier-Regiment 186 / 73.Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

October 23rd, 1944

Ziegler's Regiment participated in the final battle for Sevastopol in May 1944. On the 07.05.1944, during the general Soviet attack against the German V. Armeekorps, his Regiment stood firm in its defensive positions on Windmill Hill, even after it had been surrounded. Ziegler and his men were able to hold their ground successfully until relieved by Kampfgruppen Marienfeld and Faulhaber on the morning of the next day. Ziegler would be awarded the Swords for this outstanding defensive stand.

102nd Award

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)

• Photo 1: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
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• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
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  - 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