Date of birth:

February 5th, 1922 (Grünewald/Pommerania, Germany)

Date of death:

October 6th, 1996 (Wertach/Bavaria, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 423.694 // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Siegfried Korth joined the SS on 30th September 1940, as a Reiter with SS-Kavallerie Regiment 2. Attended the Junkerschule Braunschweig from 1st November 1941 until 30th April 1942, followed by a platoon leaders course until 9th May. He then was attached to the SS-Kavallerie Ersatz Abteilung. Joining the new SS-Kavallerie Division in Debica during late June 1942, Korth was assigned to Gustav Lombard’s SS-Kavallerie Regiment 1 staff as an Ordnance Officer until becoming a Zugführer in early 1943. In May 1943 he took command of the 3.Schwadron of SS-Kavallerie Regiment 1, succeeding Hauptsturmführer Hans von Charpentier, until he was wounded on 1st September 1943. Returning to duty after recovering, Korth was assigned to 3. / SS-Kavallerie Regiment 18 as Schwadronsführer. He led his unit in Budapest and survived the breakout on 11th/12th February 1945.

Promotions:
21st June 1942: SS-Untersturmführer;
30th January 1944: SS-Obersturmführer.

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