Sonntag, Christian
					
							
							
							  
								- Date of birth:
 
								- September 27th, 1910 (Pressig/Bavaria, Germany)
 
							  
								- Date of death:
 
								- April 3rd, 1945 (Le Verdon-sur-Mer/Gironde, France)
 
							  
								- Buried on:
 
								- German War Cemetery Berneuil
Plot: 7. Row: 18. Grave: 697. 
							  
								- Nationality:
 
								- German
 
							  
							
						
					
					Biography
					
					Promotions:
November 1st, 1939: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
February 1st, 1942: Hauptmann;
January 1st, 1943: Major;
April 1st, 1944: Oberstleutnant;
November 1st, 1944: Oberst.
Career:
April 4th, 1929: bayerische Landespolizei;
October 15th, 1935: Infanterie-Regiment 21;
October 1st, 1936:  9. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 110;
November 3rd, 1938: Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment 127;
November 1940: Kompaniechef Infanterie-Regiment 256;
1943: Kommandeur I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 256;
?: Kommandeur Divisions-Gruppe 255;
April 1944: Führer Grenadier-Regiment 248;
November 15th, 1944: Kommandant Seefestung Le Verdon.
					
					
					
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							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Hauptmann (Captain)
 - Unit:
  - I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 256, 112. Infanterie-Division, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - March 25th, 1942
 
								 
								
								 
								
							
							
							
							
							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Major 
 - Unit:
  - Führer, Divisions-Gruppe 255, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - February 12th, 1944
 
Awarding for distinguishing himself in the Cherkassy pocket, where he led a Kampfgruppe as part of Korps-Abteilung B at the front near Kagarlyk.
								
 
								
								 
								
							
							
							
							
							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
 - Unit:
  - Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 248, 88. Infanterie-Division, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - August 11th, 1944
 
								 
								
								 
								
								
								Mentioning:
"Oberstleutnant Sonntag has distinguished himself at the head of Grenadier Regiment 248 through exemplary bravery."
								
								 
								
							
							
							
							
							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
 - Unit:
  - Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 248, 88. Infanterie-Division, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - September 5th, 1944
 
								 
								
								 
								
								
								In the morning hours of the 09.08.1944 the Soviets succeeding in penetrating the frontline of Grenadier-Regiment 248 in the area west of Wlostow and Ublinek. However, thanks to the efforts of Oberstleutnant Sonntag, the threat posed by this breach was removed. As a result the Soviets were unable to carry out their objective of encircling the forces of the XXXXII. Armee-Korps west of the Vistula. In recognition of this achievement, Sonntag was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht of the 11.08.1944 and decorated with the Oakleaves.
573rd Award.
								
								 
								
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