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Sandig, Rudolf 'Rudi' (Waffen SS)

Date of birth:
September 11th, 1911 (Eppendorf/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
August 11th, 1994 (Weyhe/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 10.676 // NSDAP-Nr.: 127.303
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
13.09.1936: SS-Untersturmführer
30.01.1938: SS-Obersturmführer
20.04.1940: SS-Hauptsturmführer
09.11.1942: SS-Sturmbannführer
01.07.1944: SS-Obersturmbannführer

Career:
00.11.1933: 3. Sturm, LAH
01.09.1939: SS-Ostuf, Zugführer, 6. Sturm, "LSSAH"
00.09.1940: SS-Hstuf, Chef, 7. Kompanie, "LSSAH"
05.07.1942-11.12.1943: SS-Hstuf, Führer, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, "LSSAH"
13.02.1943: defended the airfield at Ossnovo
08.03.1943: captured the village of Ogulzy and destroyed 3 tanks and 6 AT guns
11.03.1943-12.03.1943: seized Kharkov’s northern railway station and its approaches
00.04.1943: SS-Stubaf, Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, 1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" - recapture of Kharkov then Kursk
25.04.1943-06.05.1943: on leave
05.01.1944-00.02.1945: Kdr, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, "LSSAH"
00.02.1945: evacuated for burn out

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Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
SS-Ehrenring
Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Awarded on:
1940
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 7. Kompanie, LSSAH
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, LAH
Awarded on:
February 1942
Voenen Orden
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, 1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”
Awarded on:
May 5th, 1943
Rudolf Sandig was an infantry battalion commander in the LSSAH division during the Third Battle of Kharkov. During this time he was recommended for the Knight’s Cross and would receive it later that spring. The documentation of his award has deteriorated somewhat with the passage of the time, but it is nonetheless possible to infer the three main actions that led to his receiving the award.

1) His defense of the airfield at Ossnovo, during which his troops inflicted heavy losses before being forced to retreat. (15/2/43)

2) The capture of the village of Ogulzy on 8th March in conjunction with Peiper’s battalion, during which his men destroyed 3 tanks and 6 AT guns. (8/3/43)

3) The successful seizure of Kharkov’s northern railway station and its approaches, again in conjunction with Peiper’s men. (11-12/3/43)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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