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Hommes, Jan Rudolf

Date of birth:
July 8th, 1918 (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
1991
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
2. SS-Kriegsberichter-Zug
Awarded on:
1942

Hommes was active as a SS-Kriegsberichter (Bildberichter) with the SS-Division 'Das Reich'. At that time Das Reich stood about 250 km from Moscow (Russia).
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
SS-Kriegsberich­terstandarte 'Kurt Eggers'
Awarded on:
March 30th, 1943
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen
For three months of 'Feindfahrt' on the U-43.

Awarded by Korvettenkapitän Ernst Kals, commander of the 2. Unterseebootsflottille.

Sources

  • - Groeneveld, G; Kriegsberichter, Nederlandse SS-oorlogsverslaggevers 1941-1945, Uitgeverij Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2004. ISBN 9077503099