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Hommes, Jan Rudolf
Hommes, Jan Rudolf
Den Haag in de Tweede Wereldoorlog
Date of birth:
July 8th, 1918 (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
1991
Nationality:
Dutch
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Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
2. SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug
Awarded on:
1942
Hommes was active as a SS-Kriegsberichter (Bildberichter) with the SS-Division 'Das Reich'. At that time Das Reich stood about 250 km from Moscow (Russia).
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
SS-Kriegsberichterstandarte 'Kurt Eggers'
Awarded on:
March 30th, 1943
For three months of 'Feindfahrt' on the U-43.
Awarded by Korvettenkapitän Ernst Kals, commander of the 2. Unterseebootsflottille.
Sources
- Groeneveld, G; Kriegsberichter, Nederlandse SS-oorlogsverslaggevers 1941-1945, Uitgeverij Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2004. ISBN 9077503099
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Den Haag in de Tweede Wereldoorlog