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MOOIJMAN, Gerardus Leonardus |
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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Mooijman, Gerardus Leonardus |
| Date of birth: | September 23rd, 1923 (Apeldoorn, The Netherlands)
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| Date of death: |
June 21st, 1987 (Anloo, The Netherlands)
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Dutch |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Gerardus Mooijman enlisted as a Dutch volunteer in the spring of 1942. In January 1943 he became 'Richtschütze' PAK 97/38 in the 14./(PAK)SS-Freiwilligen Legion Niederland.
In 1943 the 14./(PAK)SS-Freiwilligen Legion Niederland was stationed in the Mga area (near Leningrad). In February 1943 numerous Soviet attacks followed and one of them hit SS-Freiwilligen Legion Nederland. During that fight, 19 year old Gerardus Mooijman destroyed 4 Russian T34's. His promotion to Sturmmann followed.
At 13th February 1943, another Soviet attack rolled over the Freiwilligen. At this date Mooijman destroyed another 7 T34's. After his 'Geschützführer' died, he took over command of his PAK.
During the night that followed the PAK crew discovered that the Russians tried to dig in a PAK in order to take them out. Therefore Mooijman took some explosives with him and blew up the Russian PAK. In the afternoon the Russians again attacked ferosiously and Mooijman took out 6 T34's again. So 19 T34's felt victim to Mooijman's gun in a few days.
After the war Mooijman was imprisoned by the Dutch authorities, but escaped in 1947 and was recaptured. He then was charged for active military collaboration and sentenced to 8 year's imprisonement.He was released in 1949.
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EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
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Rank:
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SS-Sturmmann
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14.(PAK)/SS-Freiwilligen Legion Nederland
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Awarded on:
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February 4th, 1943
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EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
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Rank:
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SS-Sturmmann
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14.(PAK)/SS-Freiwilligen Legion Nederland
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Awarded on:
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February 10th, 1943
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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SS-Sturmmann
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Unit:
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Geschützführer 14.(Panzerjäger) / SS-Freiwilligen-Legion “Nederland” / Infanterie-Division 170 / XXVI.Armee-Korps / 18.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord
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Awarded on:
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February 20th, 1943
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Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- Schneider J.W., Their Honor was Loyalty!, R. James Bender Publishing, 1977
- Wiking Ruf
- Waffen-SS
- Das Ritterkreuz
- Lexikon-der-Wehrmacht
- Geboorteakte Gerardus Leonardus Mooijman via Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2009
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