Date of birth:

February 7th, 1922 (Döse/Hamburg, Germany)

Date of death:

January 21st, 1987 (Döse/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Volkmar von der Decken was reported missing in action at Stalingrad on January 22nd, 1943. He survived the war as POW to the Soviets.

Promotions:
February 1st, 1942: Leutnant (RDA: -392-).

Career:
?: Kavallerie-Regiment 13;
?: Aufklärungs-Abteilung 152;
February 1941: Zugführer, Schützen-Regiment 73;
?: Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 15;
October 1942: Panzer-Regiment 24.
January 22nd, 1943: reported MIA
January 23rd, 1943: soviet POW

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• - MARK, J.D., Death of the Leaping Horseman, Stackpole Books, 2014.
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