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Hartwig, Helmut

Date of birth:
February 20th, 1917 (Marienburg/Westprussia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 31st, 1943 (Waldlager Lesja near Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sologubovka
Plot: 2. Row: 64. Grave: 6954.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
August 11th, 1937: Unterführeranwärter;
October 1st, 1937: Gefreiter;
October 25th, 1938: Unteroffizier der Reserve;
July 1st, 1942: Feldwebel der Reserve;
July 1st, 1943: Leutnant der Reserve.

Career:
October 19th, 1936 - October 25th, 1938: 2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 21;
August 26th, 1939: 2. Kompanie, Bau-Bataillon 324;
February 24th, 1940: 2. Kompanie, Bau-Bataillon 326;
March 19th, 1940: 3. Kompanie, Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 1;
October 2nd, 1942 - July 31st, 1943: 2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 1.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (Corporal of Reserves)
Unit:
3. Kompanie, Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 1, Division 141, Heer
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1940
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel der Reserve
Unit:
2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 1, 1. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 5th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel der Reserve
Unit:
2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 1, 1. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel der Reserve
Unit:
2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 1, 1. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 9th, 1943
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel der Reserve
Unit:
2. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 1, 1. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

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