August Dieckmann
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August Dieckmann
| August Dieckmann | |
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 August Dieckmann |
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| Born | 29 May 1912 Cadenberge near Hannover |
| Died | 10 October 1943 (aged 31) at the Dnjepr |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1934-1943 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer (posthumous) |
| Unit | I./SS-Rgt "Germania" SS-PzGrenRgt 10 "Westland" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
August Dieckmann (born 29 May 1912 in Cadenberge near Hannover; killed in action 10 October 1943 at the Dnjepr) was a highly decorated Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
- Wound Badge in Black
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 23 April 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"[1]
- 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"[2]
- 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. (in German) 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Krätschmer, E.G. (1982). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. (in German) 3. erweiterte und vollständige Auflage. K.W.Schütz-Verlag, Preußisch Oldendorf. ISBN 3-87725-077-7.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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