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Herrmann, Fritz

Date of birth:
September 29th, 1895
Date of death:
March 13th, 1971 (Rheinberg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
x?: Leutnant;
x?: Oberleutnant;
x?, 1934: Hauptmann mit RDA vom 1-1-1934 (124);
February 1st, 1939: Major (4);
March 16th, 1942: Oberstleutnant mit RDA vom 1-9-1940 (3b);
April 8th, 1942: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-4-1942 (420).

Career:
26.08.1939: Kdr. I./Inf.Rgt. 35;
15.04.1941: Kdr. I./Inf.Rgt. 36;
25.05.1942: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 516;
x?, 1943: POW at Stalingrad.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 516, 295. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 29th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 36, 9. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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