Sieling, Bruno

Date of birth:: January 10th, 1918 (Thorsholt/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:: May 11th, 2002 (Bad Zwischenahn/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1940

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1940

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1941

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:: 8. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 401, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: December 13th, 1944

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:: Führer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 401, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: March 5th, 1945

Bruno Sieling was awarded the Knight’s Cross for continuous actions in East Prussia against a numerically superior enemy. He particularly distinguished himself through the prolonged holding of Hill 252.

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de