Veith, Johann 'Hans' (Waffen SS)
- Date of birth:
- July 27th, 1916 (Albersweiler/Palatinate, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 7th, 1945 (2km east of Samrée, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Ardennes)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Sandweiler
Plot: A. Grave: 3A. - Service number:
- SS-Nr.: 163.926 // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
25.12.1944: SS-Ostuf, Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Nr. 301, 3. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division 'Das Reich' - credited with 9 Shermans destroyed at Beffe - Ardennes / Bulge
07.01.1945: SS-Ostuf, KIA 2km East of Samrée, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Ardennes
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 26th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 11th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, 3. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division 'Das Reich'
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1945
Submitted on January 12th 1945. Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- - Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
- 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
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945
- Microfilm Publication A3343. US National Archives. - Hans Veith | Gräbersuche-Online
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