Wittwer, Herbert
- Date of birth:
- May 28th, 1910 (Thorn/Westernprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 16th, 1990
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 21.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 24
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 1941
Silver version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 24
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 24
- Awarded on:
- July 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- III. / Grenadier-Regiment 24
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- I. / Grenadier-Regiment 45
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 45
- Awarded on:
- May 16th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 45
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 45, 21. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1944
Award date according to Soldbuch was 25th December 1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grenadier-Regiment 45
- Awarded on:
- February 27th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 45, 21. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 25th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Heidi Goetz
- Photo: Family
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- Family Records
- Soldbuch
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