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Hummelberger, Hans (SS-Pz.Gren.Reg. 21)

Date of birth:
October 7th, 1920 (Kremsmünster - Germany)
Date of death:
April 15th, 1944 (Przewloka southwards of Tarnopol - Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Potylicz / Potelitsch
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 421.053
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
00.03.1941: SS-Sturmmann
00.01.1942: SS-Untersturmführer
20.04.1944: posthumously promoted to SS-Obersturmführer

Career:
00.03.1941–00.00.194_: assigned to 13./ 1. Leibstandarte SS „Adolf Hitler"
00.01.1942–00.00.194_: assigned to Infanterie-Regiment "Nordland" / 5. SS-Division "Wiking"
00.00.194_–15.04.1944: assigned to 6./ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 21 / 10.SS-Panzer-Division „Frundsberg"

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
6. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21, 10. SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

Sources

  • - 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

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