Dammaß, Günther (Pionier-Bataillon 60)
- Date of birth:
- August 22nd, 1896 (Thorn, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 24th, 1983
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Oberst Günther Karl Friedrich Dammaß took part in the First War, being wounded at least four times. At the end of the war Dammaß was of Lieutenant rank.
He went on to fight in a Freikorps in the Silesian Uprisings in 1919. Dammaß was promoted to Major on March 1, 1938.
He was awarded the German Cross in Gold, his highest honour, on September 4, 1942 while commanding Pionier Battalion 60. The battalion was part of the 14th Army Corps which saw action in Poland, France, Romania, Serbia, and southern Russia. It was destroyed in Stalingrad.
Dammaß was promoted to Oberst (Colonel) on October 1, 1942.
He survived the war
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 1. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 4
- Awarded on:
- January 27th, 1915
Goldene Militär-Verdienstmedaille
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 1. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 4
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Magdeburgischen Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 4
- Awarded on:
- May 21st, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 1. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 4
- Awarded on:
- July 21st, 1918
Schlesisches Bewährungsabzeichen 2. Stufe
- Period:
- Silesian Uprisings (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 5. Kompanie, Reichswehr Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 6, Ratibor
- Awarded on:
- September 19th, 1919
- Period:
- Silesian Uprisings (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 5. Kompanie, Reichswehr Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 6, Ratibor
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1919
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- February 4th, 1935
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr, Pionier-Bataillon 60, XIV. Armee-Korps (mot.)
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Besondere Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des 6. Armee
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1944
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