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SEIDEL, Wilhelm |
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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Seidel, Wilhelm |
| Date of birth: | September 3rd, 1912 (Nowag-Neisse/Upper-Silesia, Germany)
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| Date of death: |
April 19th, 1992 (Bielefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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| Nationality: |
German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Wilhelm Seidel, born on 3rd September 1912, served with the German Army from 1st April 1933 until 8th May 1945. He took part in the Battles for Poland, France, the Soviet Union and Eastern Prussia. He finally achieved the rank of Leutnant.
After the war he was a month as Prisoner of War to the Americans at Eger.
After the war he returned to his wife and son at Bielefeld. He worked as a commercial clerk after several retraining courses, a job he held until 1970.
Wilhelm Seidel died on 19th April 1992.
Promotions:
1st April 1933: Soldat;
1st September 1934: Gefreiter;
1st April 1935: Unteroffizier;
1st May 1939: Feldwebel;
1st June 1940: Oberfeldwebel;
1st September 1942: Leutnant;
Career:
1st April 1933 - 31st March 1934: 14. / Infanterie-Regiment 7;
1st April 1934 - 30th September 1934: 2. / Infanterie-Regiment 7;
1st October 1934 - 14th October 1935: Gruppenführer 16. / Infanterie-Regiment Breslau;
15th October 1935 - 5th October 1936: Gruppenführer 6. / Infanterie-Regiment 28;
6th October 1936 - 16th March 1942: Zugführer 11. / Infanterie-Regiment 84;
17th March 1942 - 20th November 1943: Lazarett;
21st November 1943 - 26th August 1944: Kompanieführer Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 84;
27th August 1944 - 2nd December 1944: Hauptquartier VI.Armeekorps;
3rd December 1944 - 20th February 1945: Kompanieführer Feldersatz-Bataillon 367;
21st February 1945 - 25th May 1945: Lazarett;
26th May 1945 - 23rd June 1945: U.S. Kriegsgefangenlager Eger.
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| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Udo Seidel (son)
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