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Jochims, Hermann-Gustav (Gren.Reg.90)

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1909 (St. Annen, Germany)
Date of death:
April 28th, 1945 (Berlin~Pichelsdorf, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Berlin-Wedding
Plot: N. Row: 8. Grave: 49.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Died in Berlin on 28th April 1945 as Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 51 with the rank of Oberstleutnant.

1929: entered the Reichswehr
1930: Unteroffizier - Infanterie-Regiment 6
1935: Feldwebel, Heeresfachschule in Ratzeburg
1938: Oberfeldwebel - Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) 90 in Hamburg-Harburg
Campaigns in Poland and in Western Europe
07.1940: Fahnenjunker-Stabsfeldwebel
08.1940: Offiziersausbildung - Truppenübungsplatz Döberitz
01.11.1940: promoted to Leutnant der Reserve and Führer - 7. Kompanie / IR 90 - 20. ID
18.01.1942: Kompanieführer - promoted to Oberleutnant d. R.
01.02.1943: Kompaniechef - promoted and activated to Hauptmann
End 1943: Bataillonsführer-Lehrgang in Paris
01.1944: Führer, II. Bataillon / Grenadier-Regiment 90 / 20. Infanterie-Division
engaged with the Kampfgruppe „von Manteuffel" in the Kesselschlacht in Kamenez-Podolski
01.02.1944: promoted to Major and Kdr - Pionier-Bataillon 20 - 20. ID
20.07.1944: WIA for the 15th times to the lungs and the both thighs and sent to the Lazarett
10.1944: sent as instructor to the Panzerschule 1 - Truppenübungsplatz Bergen
11.1944: Regimentsführer-Lehrgang
12.1944: Erster Nationalsozialistischer Führungsoffizier (NSFO) - Oberbefehlshaber des Ersatzheeres
01.04.1945: promoted to Oberstleutnant and Kdr Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 139 - Panzer-Division „Holstein"
Campaigns region Stargard, Plöne-See and Kolberg
04.1945: Kdr, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 51 - 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
Campaigns region Greifenberg, Berlin
28.04.1945: KIA during the harsh fightings near Pichelsdorf



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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) 90
Awarded on:
September 18th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kompaniechef, 7. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorisiert), 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 7. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 90 (motorisiert), 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1943
awarded for his tough achievments at Kursk, again at Vyazma, on the Desna and in September 1943 in the Gomel defense line.
"für die harte Bewährungsproben bei Kursk, erneut bei Wjasma, an der Desna sowie im September 1943 im Abwehrriegel von Gomel"

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1944
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 20, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 51, 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
Awarded on:
April 23rd, 1945
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
July 1942
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 20, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 1944
6th kill
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 20, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 1944
7th kill
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 20, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 1944
8th kill
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 6
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1934
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) 90
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1943
1 kill in 07.1942 + 4 kills the 10.09.1943
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
in Bronze
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 24th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
November 14th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 27th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Kompanieführer, Stabskompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 90, 20. Infanterie-Division (mot.)
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1942
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 20, 20. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 1944
9th kill
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber

Sources

  • Photo: Deutsches Kreuz in Gold – 20pzgrendiv
    - TITLE
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Bender R.J., Breyette T., Tank Killers, RJ Bender Publications, 2000, ISBN 0-912138-83-1
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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Photos