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Hess, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
October 22nd, 1907 (Bamberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
December 16th, 1928: Polizei-Leutnant;
May 1st, 1933: Polizie-Oberleutnant mit RDA vom 1-3-1933;
October 1st, 1936: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1940: Hauptmann i.G.;
September 1st, 1940: Major i.G. (35);
January 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant i.G. (53);
April 20th, 1944: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-4-1944.

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Ib 2. Geb.Div.;
June 16th, 1940: Qu. Gebirgskorps Norwegen;
January 15th, 1942: O.Qu. Armee Lappland.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 14th, 1941
Vapaudenristin 3.luokka (VR 3)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Oberquartiermeister, 20. Gebirgs-Armee, Heer
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

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