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Ernst Ziemer

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Years of service
  
1931–45

Name
  
Ernst Ziemer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Unit
  
Infanterie-Regiment 94

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
9 December 1911 Schwirsen (
1911-12-09
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket

Died
  
August 6, 1986, Luneburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Demyansk Pocket, World War II

Ernst Ziemer (9 December 1911 – 6 August 1986) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1941 as Leutnant in the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) of the 15./Infanterie-Regiment 94
  • 317th Oak Leaves on 2 November 1943 as Hauptmann and chief of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 94

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