• StuG III Sturmgeschütz

Date of birth:

April 25th, 1917 (Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

June 15th, 1944 (Evrecy, Caen, France)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery La Cambe
Plot: 30. Row: 8. Grave: 303.

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 392.402 // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German

SS-Untersturmführer Alfred Hermann Albert Günther

00.00.1943: SS-Oberscharführer, Zugführer, SS-Sturmgeschüz-Abteilung 1, 1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 'LSSAH'
00.06.1944: during heavy armour clashes at the invasion front in France, the Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) of SS-Hauptscharführer Günther received a direct hit.
15.06.1944: SS-Hascha, schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung101, KIA in Evrecy near Caen
Posthumously promoted to SS-Untersturmführer
credited with 5 tanks kills

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

in silver

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1, 1. SS-Panzer-Division "Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler"

Awarded on:

March 3rd, 1943

Günther’s Knight’s Cross recommendation reads as follows…

“SS-Oberscharführer Günther has already been awarded the Iron Cross First & Second Class for his bravery in action against the Bolsheviks in 1941. In the current heavy defensive battles he has again distinguished himself through his extraordinary bravery and ruthless devotion to duty.

His cold-bloodedness and determination were of great significance during the fighting on the 13.02.1943. On this day Günther contributed decisively to halting the attack of a far superior enemy force (with strong tank support) in the direction of Kharkov, cleaning up a penetration in the sector of the III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 ‘LSSAH’ (which in turn prevented the possible destruction of a Bataillon), and in preventing the advance of the enemy into our flank.”

• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - MOONEY, PETER, Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 2010.
  - SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2011.
  - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
  - Krätschmer, E.G., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS, Nation Europa Verlag GmbH, Coburg, Deutschland, Auflage 2003
  

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StuG III Sturmgeschütz