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Kiefer, Hermann

Date of birth:
September 9th, 1912 (Lörrach, Germany)
Date of death:
January 22nd, 2006 (Denzlingen/Emmendingen, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
1936: Unteroffizier;
1939: Offizier-Anwärter;
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant.

Career:
September 19th, 1932: Badische Polizei und Gendarmerieschule, Karlsruhe;
1933: 2. Landespolizei-Einsatzbereitschaft, Karlsruhe;
1936: Infanterie-Regiment 109;
1937: Zugführer, Infanterie-Regiment 107;
1940: Führer, 4. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 107;
1943: Kompanieführer, Führerbegeleitbataillon;
1944: Kommandeur, Stellungskampfgruppe XII./2;
1945 - 1948: Frans krijgsgevangenschap.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 22nd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 14th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1945
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Stellvertretender Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe XII/2, Heer
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1945
Awarded for his successful defense of a bridgehead on the Saar and Hunsrück-Hohenstrasse, in the Saarburg area.

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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