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| PERSONALIA |
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Niggemeyer, Wilhelm |
| Date of birth: | May 9th, 1918 (Haan-Düsseldorf/Rheinland, Germany)
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February 14th, 2008 (Erfstadt-Lechenich/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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German |
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Führer 2. / Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie Division / LIII.Armee-Korps / 2.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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September 18th, 1942
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Details:
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1194th Award.
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PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
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Rank:
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Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Führer 2. / Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie Division
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Awarded on:
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August 25th, 1942
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PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
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Rank:
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Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Führer 2. / Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie Division
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Awarded on:
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August 25th, 1942
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PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Bataillonsadjutant Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie Division
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Awarded on:
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January 3rd, 1943
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PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Bataillonsadjutant Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie Division
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Awarded on:
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January 3rd, 1943
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Bataillonsadjutant Pionier Bataillon 26 / 26.Infanterie-Division / General-Kommando z.b.V. Raus / Armee-Abteilung Kempf / Heeresgruppe Süd
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Awarded on:
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May 17th, 1943
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Action:
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A few months later after he had received the Knight's Cross he would find himself in more fierce combat. He knocked out two enemt tanks and received the Oakleaves to the Knight Cross.
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Details:
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241st Award.
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| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Bender R.J., Breyette T., Tank Killers, RJ Bender Publications, 2000, ISBN 0-912138-83-1
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Hayden M., German Military Ribbon Bars 1914-1957, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, 2001
- Das-Ritterkreuz.de
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