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Zielke, Heinrich

Date of birth:
May 22nd, 1916 (Danzig-Neufahrwasser/West Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 29th, 1944 (Balta/Odessa Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

SS-No. 323837.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 22nd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
Unit:
Kompaniechef, 12. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 Totenkopf, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
August 19th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 Totenkopf, 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Gold

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