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Axmann, Artur (Arthur)

Date of birth:
February 15th, 1913 (Hagen/Westphalia, German Empire)
Date of death:
October 24th, 1996 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Grave Arthur Axmann
Service number:
NSDAP-Nr. 629.507
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Arthur Axmann was Reichsjugendführer since August 8th 1940and was a member of the Reichstag (German parliament) since 1941. He was Reichsleiter of Reichsberufswettkampf since 1936.

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Rank:
Reichsleiter
Unit:
Reichsberufswettkampf
Awarded on:
January 30th, 1939
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
23. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
23. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
1941
Axmann lost his right arm due to wounds sustained on the frontline on 22 June 1941.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Reichsjugendführer
Unit:
Volkssturm
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1945

Presented by Hitler in the Führerbunker.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Reichsjugendführer
Unit:
Volkssturm
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1945

Presented by Hitler in the Führerbunker. 10th Award.
Deutscher Orden des Großdeutschen Reiches

Sources

  • Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
  • Photo 2: Koos Winkelman
  • - Klee E., Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich, S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2005
    - Lumsden R., Medals and Decorations of Hitler's Germany, Airlife, Shrewsbury, 2001
    - Patzwall K.D., Das Goldene Parteiabzeichen und seine Verleihungen ehrenhalber 1933-1945, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen – Band 4, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2004
    - Uhl, M., The Hitler Book (2006)