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Kaiser, Wilhelm 'Willy'

Date of birth:
February 13th, 1916 (Nürnberg, Bavaria)
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 308.511 // NSDAP-Nr.: 5.020.750
Nationality:
German

Biography

According to the Verleihungsliste Nr. 1 für EK 2 and Nr. 3 für EK 1 the DoB is 09.10.1909 and the PoB is Küstrin.

20.10.1936: Kra.Sta., 1. SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 'Oberbayern'
01.05.1937: entered the NSDAP
15.08.1938: SS-Mann
01.02.1938: SS-Sturmmann
01.09.1938: SS-Rottenführer

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
3./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 9 / 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
3./SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 9 / 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
SS Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9, 9. SS-Panzer-Division 'Hohenstaufen'
Awarded on:
December 25th, 1944
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
For an action he did on 18 September 1944.
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

Sources

  • - Scheibert H., Die Träger Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1986, ISBN 978-3790902839
    - W-SS Honor Roll Clasp Recipients - Axis History Forum
    - TITLE
    - Bundesarchiv via Archivsignatur RH 7_2480 (slide #24): Verleihungsliste Nr. 1 für EK 2
    - Bundesarchiv via Archivsignatur RH 7_2480 (slide #320): Verleihungsliste Nr. 3 für EK 1

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