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Seidel, Erich (Grenadier-Regiment 236)

Date of birth:
March 10th, 1900 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
April 11th, 1945 (southwest of Pforzheim/Baden, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
26.03.1929: Polizei-Leutnant
01.04.1932: Polizei-Oberleutnant
01.07.1935: Polizei-Hauptmann
16.03.1936: Hauptmann - RDA 01.08.1934 (23o1)
01.04.1940: Major (106)
01.04.1942: Oberstleutnant (735)
00.00.1943: Oberst - RDA 01.05.1943 (4a3)
08.02.1945: Generalmajor - RDA 30.01.1945

Career:
21.06.1918: Infanterieregiment 31
24.12.1918: demobilized
27.10.1919: preußische Sicherheitspolizei Berlin
16.03.1936: Heer, Infanterieregiment 78
06.10.1936: Stab, Infanterieregiment 77 (Köln)
12.10.1937: Chef, 3. / Infanterieregiment 77 (Bonn)
26.08.1939: Kommandeur, III. / Infanterieregiment 236
10.10.1942: Kommandeur, Infanterieregiment 236
28.09.1944: Führerreserve OKH (VI)
19.10.1944: 15. Divisionsführerlehrgang
01.11.1944: Kommandeur, 257. Volksgrenadierdivision

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 236, 69.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kdr, Grenadier-Regiment 236, 69. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 29th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 10th, 1940
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 15th, 1940
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen

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