Hortmeyer, Siegfried

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Date of birth:: June 17th, 1919 (Leer/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:: October 5th, 1976 (Wuppertal/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Siegfried Hortmeyer finally reached the rank of Hauptmann.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:: II. / Grenadier-Brigade 1132
Awarded on:: October 12th, 1944

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kompaniechef Grenadier-Regiment 130
Awarded on:: February 14th, 1945

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.

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