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Greim, Alfred Bruno Eduard

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1902 (Bad Langensalza/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
May 19th, 1943 (Döberitz/Brandenburg, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Heeresstandortfriedhof
Row: 3. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Alfred Greim died on May 19th, 1943 of the spotted fever in the Reserve Lazarett Döberitz.

00.00.1922: entered the Reichswehr
00.00.1925: promoted to Leutnant, Infanterie-Regiment 15, Kassel
00.00.1928: Zugführer, 13. (IG) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11, Freiburg then Leipzig
00.00.1933: Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment, Döberitz
00.00.1939: Chef, 13. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland"
00.05.1940: Kdr, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 'Grossdeutschland' 1 - France
00.06.1941: Kdr, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 'Grossdeutschland' 1 - Russia : Oka, Bedrinzy, Voronej
00.00.1942: stellvertretender Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland" 1
00.10.1942: OKH
00.06.1943: posthumously promoted to Oberst

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Unit:
Angehörige, Infanterieschule München. Heer
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1935

Nr. 619.
Ehrenzeichen des 9. November 1923 (Blutorden)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Großdeutschland", Infanterie-Division (mot) „Großdeutschland“
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1942
Awarded for the defensive success of his Bataillon on the 13.12.1941 during a major defensive battle on the western bank of the Upa river. Supported by a few guns from the Artillerie-Abteilung 400, the Bataillon was able to prevent an overwhelming Soviet breakthrough attempt in its sector, showing determined resistance in the process.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
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