Date of birth:

December 25th, 1916 (Selm/Westphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

March 5th, 1995 (Marl/Northrhine-Westphalia)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 156.825 // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

00.00.1939: SS-Standarte, 'Germania', SS-VT
00.06.1941: SS-Infanterie-Regiment 'Germania', SS-Division 'Wiking' - campaign in Russia
00.11.1943: SS-Hascha, stellvert. Führer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
06.12.1943: awarded the RK ofr his behaviour during the operations near Stalino along the Mius
00.12.1943: promoted to SS-Untersturmführer
00.02.1944: captured during the defensive battle of the Cherkassy pocket - Soviet POW

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 20th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 12th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)

Unit:

Gruppenführer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania", SS-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

January 14th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)

Unit:

Chef, 10. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", III.(Germanische) SS-Panzer-Korps, 8. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd

Awarded on:

December 2nd, 1943

Gustav Schreiber was a Waffen-SS company commander of whom rather little is known about, despite his distinguished service. He received the Knight’s Cross for conducting a decisive counterattack at the Kharkov—Poltava railway line in September 1943, and later received the close combat clasp in Gold. He would be captured by the Soviets at Cherkassy, but by disposing of his awards was able to survive captivity.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)

Unit:

Zugführer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 'Germania', 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'

Awarded on:

December 7th, 1943

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