Greim, Alfred Bruno Eduard
- Date of birth:
- August 8th, 1902 (Bad Langensalza/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 19th, 1943 (Döberitz/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Graves Heeresstandortfriedhof
Row: 3. Grave: 2. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Alfred Greim died on May 19th, 1943 of the spotted fever in the Reserve Lazarett Döberitz.
00.00.1922: entered the Reichswehr
00.00.1925: promoted to Leutnant, Infanterie-Regiment 15, Kassel
00.00.1928: Zugführer, 13. (IG) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11, Freiburg then Leipzig
00.00.1933: Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment, Döberitz
00.00.1939: Chef, 13. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland"
00.05.1940: Kdr, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 'Grossdeutschland' 1 - France
00.06.1941: Kdr, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 'Grossdeutschland' 1 - Russia : Oka, Bedrinzy, Voronej
00.00.1942: stellvertretender Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment „Großdeutschland" 1
00.10.1942: OKH
00.06.1943: posthumously promoted to Oberst
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Ehrenzeichen des 9. November 1923 (Blutorden)
- Unit:
- Angehörige, Infanterieschule München. Heer
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1935
Nr. 619.
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) "Großdeutschland", Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) "Großdeutschland", Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Großdeutschland", Infanterie-Division (mot) „Großdeutschland“
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Bundesarchiv
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- TEGETHOFF, RALPH, Die Ritterkreuzträger des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland und seiner Schwesterverbände, DS- Vlg. o.J., Riesa, 1998.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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