Zimmermann, Jakob (Grenadier-Regiment 507)
- Date of birth:
- January 12th, 1912 (Schweinfurt)
- Date of death:
- January 16th, 1981
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Major Richard Jakob Zimmermann
Promotions:
01.10.1930: Schütze
01.10.1932: Oberschütze
01.10.1934: Unteroffizier
01.10.1937: Feldwebel
01.10.1938: Oberfeldwebel
00.00.1939: Hauptfeldwebel
29.02.1940: Leutnant - RDA 01.04.1937 (1792)
19.07.1940: Oberleutnant - RDA 01.10.1939 (513a)
01.05.1942: Hauptmann (7)
20.03.1944: Major - RDA 01.01.1944 (26)
Career:
01.10.1930: Schütze, 14. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 21, Erlangen
01.04.1931: Schütze, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 21, Würzburg
01.10.1934: Oberschütze, 9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 40, Erlangen
06.10.1936: Unteroffizier, 9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 106, Erlangen
12.10.1937: Feldwebel, 9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 95, Erlangen
10.11.1938: Oberfeldwebel, 9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 21, Erlangen
26.08.1939: Hauptfeldwebel, 1. Kompanie, Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 17
15.01.1940: Hauptfeldwebel, 5. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 343, 183. Infanterie-Division
04.04.1940: Leutnant, Führer, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 343, 183. Infanterie-Division
26.10.1940: Oberleutnant, Chef, 5. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 596, 327. Infanterie-Division
00.06.1941: Oberleutnant, Chef, 5. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 583, 319. Infanterie-Division
04.01.1943-23.01.19943: Hauptmann, Lehrgang, Bataillons- und Abteilungsführerschule
15.02.1943: Hautpmann, Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 583, 319. Infanterie-Division
15.07.1943: Führerreserve AOK 9
12.09.1943: Hauptmann, Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 508, 292. Infanterie-Division
27.12.1943: Hauptmann, Kommandeur, Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 292, 292. Infanterie-Division
01.08.1944: Major, Kommandeur, Füsilier-Bataillon 292, 292. Infanterie-Division
20.09.1944: Führerreserve OKH (XIII)
21.12.1944: Major, stellvertretende Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 507, 292. Infanterie-Division
01.01.1945: Major, Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 509, 292. Infanterie-Division
05.02.1945: Major, Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 507, 292. Infanterie-Division
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 343, 183. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 5. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 583, 319. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 583, 319. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 509, 292. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- February 3rd, 1945
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