Date of birth:

November 29th, 1917 (Alsdorf/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

December 16th, 1966 (Hamburg/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Herbert Zimmermann died in a car accident on December 16th, 1966.

00.00.1937-00.11.1937: RAD
00.11.1937: Panzerregiment 11 in Paderborn
00.12.1939: Reserveoffiziersbewerber, Offizierslehrgang, Panzertruppenschule Wünsdorf
01.07.1940: promoted to Leutnant
22.06.1941: Leutnant, Zugführer, Panzerabteilung 101
16.07.1941: took part in the capture of Smolensk
00.10.1941: Panzer-Abteilung 101 attached to the 1. Panzer-Division
12.10.1941: Kalinin
13.10.1941: severely WIA in his Panzer IV during a duel against a KW 2 and sent to a Lazarett in Germany
00.03.1942: Leutnant, Zugführer, Panzer-Regiment 204, 22. Panzer-Division, Crimea
20.03.1942-17.05.1942: Crimea and Kertsch fightings
01.07.1942: promoted to Oberleutnant
15.10.1942: Oberleutnant, Kompanieführer, 27. Panzer-Division
22.10.1942: his Panzer IV was destroyed by a T34, severely WIA and sent to a Lazarett near Berlin
01.02.1943: promoted to Hauptmann, Berliner Rundfunk
00.00.1943: instructor, Panzertruppenschule Wünsdorf
00.00.1944: Hauptmann, Chef, 1. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 36 - Kurland
03.02.1945: 12 Stalin and T-34 destroyed then again on the same day 6 T-34
00.05.1945: POW
00.12.1945: released
00.00.1946: Sportreporter, Berliner Rundfunk

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