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| PERSONALIA |
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Kümmel, Johannes |
| Date of birth: | July 21st, 1909 (Coswig/Saxony, Germany)
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February 26th, 1944 (nabij Cisterna di Latina/Province of Latina, Italy)
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German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
On February 26th of 1944 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel) Johannes Kümmel was killed in a road accident near Cisterna. On May 20th of 1944, Johannes Kümmel was posthumously promoted to the rank of Oberst.
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EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel der Reserve (Warrant Officer of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Zugführer I. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / 10.Panzer-Division
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Awarded on:
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September 27th, 1939
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EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberfeldwebel der Reserve (Warrant Officer of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Zugführer I. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / 10.Panzer-Division
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Awarded on:
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October 20th, 1939
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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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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Chef 1. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / 15.Panzer Division / Deutsches Afrika-Korps
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Awarded on:
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July 9th, 1941
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342nd Award
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur I. / Panzer-Regiment 8 / 15.Panzer Division / Deutsches Afrika-Korps
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Awarded on:
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October 11th, 1942
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Details:
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133th Award.
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| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands |
| Information source(s): |
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kurowski, F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1996
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Williamson, G., Knight’s Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941-45, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Great Britain, 2005
- Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
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