Trotz, Herbert
- Date of birth:
- May 11th, 1915 (Glatz/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 31st, 1980 (Horn-Bad Meinberg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
October 1st, 1934: Gefreiter;
May 1st, 1935: Unteroffizier;
March 1st, 1938: Feldwebel;
October 1st, 1938: Oberfeldwebel;
October 1st, 1938: zur Hauptfeldwebel ernannt;
November 16th, 1940: zum Offiersanwärter ernannt;
March 13th, 1941: Leutnant (222/D) mit Wirkung vom 1-2-1941 und RDA vom 1-4-1939;
October 11th, 1942: Oberleutnant (277/D) mit RDA vom 1-11-1941;
April 1st, 1943: Hauptmann (500/D 109).
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Festungs-Bataillon "Trotz", Festung "Breslau", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 30th, 1945
According to Scherzer as Kdr. Fest.Gren.Btl. "Trotz".
Kdr. II./II./Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 26
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 3rd, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht Teil 2: Fallschirmjäger, Franz Thomas & Günter Wegmann, Biblio Verlag - Osnabrück 1986
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