Date of birth:

November 22nd, 1914 (Harburg an der Isar/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

October 17th, 1999 (Uffing am Staffelsee/bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Hugo Schimmel reached the rank of Oberst.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) 41, 10. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

November 29th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) 41, 10. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

January 23rd, 1942

Awarded for his achievements during his Regiment’s capture of Jefremow. He particularly distinguished himself during the fighting in and around the city on the 20.11.1941. At around 14:30 on this day he and his Bataillon smashed a Soviet battalion that had just detrained in Jefremow. Thereafter they repulsed a Soviet attack against the railway station (one which was supported by tanks and flamethrowers) and took control of the city’s rubber factory.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Dobri Dobrev
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