Kahl, Bruno (Panzerjäger-Regiment 656)
- Date of birth:
- November 23rd, 1914 (Cologne/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 27th, 1999 (Cologne/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
00.00.1933: Fahnenjunker;
April 20th, 1935: Leutnant;
June 1st, 1938: Oberleutnant;
June 1st, 1941: Hauptmann (RDA -14-);
January 1st, 1943: Major (RDA -57-);
January 1st, 1945: Oberstleutnant.
Career:
00.00.1933: Kraftfahr-Abteilung 6, Gießen
00.00.1935-00.00.1938: Nachrichten-Offizier, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 9, Gießen
October 1938: Kompaniechef, Gebirgs-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 48;
October 1940: Panzer-Regiment 21;
June 1942: Kommandeur III. / Panzer-Regiment 21;
January 25th, 1943: St. 8 Münster, Führerreserve OKH;
April 3rd, 1943: Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 500;
April 29th, 1943: Kommandeur Panzer-Abteilung 216 ( III. / Panzerjäger-Regiment 656);
November 1st, 1943: Stab Königlische Bulgarische Heeresleitung, Führerreserve OKH;
February 15th, 1944: Kommandeur Panzerlehrgang "Panther", Erlangen;
October 20th, 1944: m.d.F.b. Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland;
March 28th, 1945: Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland
00.05.1945: POW
00.06.1945: released
00.00.1970: Direktor der Bayer AG
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- November 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 21 20. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1942
Award 118/30
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 21 20. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1942
Awarded for outstanding achievement in the battlefield near Sacharowo the 20.02.1942
886th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 21 20. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 8th, 1943
1519th Heer Award.
Submitted on January 22nd 1943.
Preliminary document and decoration on February 10th 1943 to AOK 9.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzerjäger-Regiment 656, 88. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1943
270th Award.
Submitted on August 1st 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Karteikarte.
- Axis Biographical Research
- Lexikon-der-Wehrmacht.de
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