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Harrendorf, Hermann

Date of birth:
May 18th, 1896 (Altona/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
March 27th, 1966 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
June 19th, 1918: Leutnant d.R.;
October 16th, 1933 Leutnant d.R.a.D.;
October 1st, 1935: Leutnant d.R.;
January 18th, 1937: Oberleutnant d.R. mit RDA vom 1-11-1936 (20);
January 1st, 1939: Hauptmann d.R.;
January 1st, 1942: Major d.R.;
July 1st, 1943: Major mit RDA vom 1-2-1941 (115);
September 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant (63);
April 1st, 1944: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-3-1944 (21b);
January 30th, 1945: Generalmajor (25).

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kp.Chef 4./Inf.Rgt. 469;
September 29th, 1940: Kp.Chef 12./Inf.Rgt. 469;
September 8th, 1941: Btl.Fhr. III./Inf.Rgt. 469;
January 1st, 1942: Kdr. III./Inf.Rgt. 469;
May 4th, 1942: Kdr. II./Inf.Rgt. 469;
December 18th, 1942: Ausb.Ltr.b.Lw.Feld-Div.;
July 1st, 1943: mdFb Füs.Rgt. 334;
September 1st, 1943: Kdr. Füs.Rgt. 334;
September 27th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
December 1st, 1944: mdFb 96. Inf.Div.;
January 30th, 1945: Kdr. 96. Inf.Div.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 31st, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 469, 269. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942

According to the Karteikarte awarded on 17-2-1942.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 15th, 1942
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 30th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

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