Diercks, Rolf, Prof. Dr. agr.(SS-Pz.Gren.Reg. 'D')

Date of birth:: December 17th, 1915 (Preetz, Holstein)
Date of death:: February 16th, 2012 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Service number:: SS-Nr.: 80.149 // NSDAP-Nr.: 5.274.242
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
01.10.1937: SS-Junker
00.00.1938: SS-Standartenjunker
00.00.1938: SS-Standartenoberjunker
09.11.1938: SS-Untersturmführer
20.04.1940: SS-Obersturmführer der Waffen-SS
09.11.1942: SS-Hauptsturmführer der Waffen-SS
21.06.1944: SS-Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS

Career:
01.05.1933: joined the SS
00.04.1933-00.04.1936: Napola student - Plön
01.05.1937: joined the NSDAP
01.10.1937-09.11.1938: SS-Führeranwärter, 5. Friedensjunker-Lehrgang in Bad Tölz
00.00.1950: studied agriculture and graduated
00.00.1952: doctorate
00.00.1965-00.00.1979: honorary professor at the Munich technical university

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
Unit:: Adjutant, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland", SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Das Reich", Eastern Front
Awarded on:: April 24th, 1943

Based on a recommendation dated 12.04.1943 and signed by Rgt. Kdr. Heinz Harmel;
a previous recommendation dated 03.11.1941 was rejected by higher authority