August Dieckmann
| August Dieckmann | |
|---|---|
 August Dieckmann | |
| Born |
29 May 1912 Cuxhaven |
| Died |
10 October 1943 (aged 31) at the Dnieper |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1934–43 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer (posthumous) |
| Service number |
NSDAP #4,455,713 SS #183,917[1] |
| Unit |
I./SS-Rgt "Germania" SS-PzGrenRgt 10 "Westland" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
August Hinrich Dieckmann (born 29 May 1912 in Cadenberge near Cuxhaven; killed in action 10 October 1943 at the Dnieper) was an officer in the Waffen-SS and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, Nazi Germany's highest military decoration.
Awards
- Degen der SS (13 September 1936)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 23 April 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"[5]
- 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"[5]
- 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"[5]
References
Citations
- ↑ Ailsby 1997, p. 32.
- ↑ Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 247.
- 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 118.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 84.
- 1 2 3 Scherzer 2007, p. 271.
Bibliography
- Ailsby, Christopher (1997). SS, Roll of Infamy. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-0409-9.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
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