Date of birth:

July 12th, 1915 (Czerleino/Posen, Germany)

Date of death:

August 4th, 1983 (Durbanville-Cape Town, South Africa)

Service number:

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

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
March 5th, 1934: SS-Sturmmann;
April 20th, 1935: SS-Rottenführer;
October 9th, 1939: SS-Unterscharführer;
June 22nd, 1940: SS-Oberscharführer der Reserve;
April 20th,1941: SS-Untersturmführer der Reserve;
June 21st, 1942: SS-Obersturmführer der Reserve;
January 30th, 1943: SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve.

Career:
June 1st, 1933: Allgemeine SS;
August 5th, 1935: SS-Totenkopfverband;
April 1st, 1937: Junkerschule Braunschweig;
March 28th, 1940: SS-Junkerschule Tolz;
June 14th, 1940: SS-Totenkopf-Division;
April 20th, 1941: SS-Totenkopf-Aufklärungs-Abteilung, SS-Totenkopf-Division;
September 1st, 1941: Ersatz Abteilung LSSAH;
July 10th, 1942: SS-Totenkopf-Aufklärungs-Abteilung, SS-Totenkopf-Division;
September 7th, 1944: SS Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 Totenkopf;
May 6th, 1945: POW, Bad Ischi, Oostenrijk.

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• Photo 1: Family
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Biography written by Familymember