Kistemaker, Henk
- Date of birth:
- November 4th, 1922 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- March 15th, 2003 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Service number:
- SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
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Hitlerjugend Ehrenzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Schütze (Private)
- Unit:
- Mortiergruppe, SS-Regiment 'Germania', SS-Division 'Wiking'
- Awarded on:
- 1942
Kistemaker received his first wound in december 1941, the second in februari 1942 while he was entrenched at the river Mius (Russia).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Schütze (Private)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Sturmman (Private 1st Class)
- Unit:
- MG-Gruppe, SS-Infanterie-Regiment 'Germania'
- Awarded on:
- 1943
The third time that Kistemaker was wounded, was in Caucasus (Russia) in januari 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Sturmman (Private 1st Class)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS- Rottenführer (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 6. Schwadron, SS-Panzer-Abteilung 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Recommendation in july 1944 after succesfull actions near Kruhel and Maciejow (Poland).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 6. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Awarded on:
- August 17th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS- Rottenführer (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 6. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking", Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Awarded on:
- 1945
After actions around Boedapest in januari 1945 for 50 tankbattles
Sources
- Photo: Peter Kistemaker
- - KISTEMAKER, H., Wiking, Just Pulishers, Hilversum, 2008.
- Awards.
- Frank Meijerink (Go2War2)
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