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Voigt, Siegfried

Date of birth:
March 13th, 1891 (Eschwege/Hessen-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:
August 20th, 1944
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
March 9th, 1909: Fahnenjunker;
August 22nd, 1910: Leutnant mit Pat. 22-8-1908 G;
February 22nd, 1915: Oberleutnant;
December 18th, 1917: Hauptmann (E);
September 30th, 1920: Hauptmann a.D.;
September 1st, 1934: Hauptmann a.D. mit RDA 1-8-1932;
March 23rd, 1935: Hauptmann (E);
April 1st, 1936: Major (E);
May 15th, 1936: Major mit RDA vom 1-4-1936 (2a);
January 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant (66);
December 1st, 1940: Oberst (33);
July 1st, 1944: Generalmajor.

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr. N.A. 16;
January 15th, 1940: Kdr. N.A. 46;
July 22nd, 1940: kdr. Führungsnachr.Rgt. 601;
April 25th, 1942: Armeenachr.Fhr.Pz.AOK 4;
August 1st, 1942: Armeenachr.Fhr.AOK 17;
July 10th, 1943: Führer-Reserve Wehrkrs. XX;
April 11th, 1944: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 96;
August 6th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 96, 32. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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