Halmes, Heinz (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16)
- Date of birth:
- April 6th, 1923 (Aachen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 14th, 2009 (St. Ingbert-Hassel/Saarland, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
1942: Gefreiter;
1943: Oberjäger;
1944: Fähnrich;
1944: Oberfähnrich;
1945: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant der Reserve (Bundeswehr).
Career:
1942 - 1943: Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5;
1944: Zugführer, 1. Zug, 11. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16;
October 28th, 1944: Chef, 11. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16;
November 1944: Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment z.b.V.;
December 1944: Chef, 7. Kompanie, Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 Hermann Göring.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiten
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1943
Medaglia commemorativa della campagna italo-tedesca in Africa
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Aircraftman class 2)
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiten
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiten
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fähnrich (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- 11. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16, 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fähnrich
- Unit:
- Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment z.b.V., Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fähnrich (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 Hermann Göring, Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 24th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
- Photo: German Crosses today - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
- - the-saleroom.com
- German Crosses today
- Verleihungsurkunde DKiG
- Soldbuch
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