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Hermann Seitz

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Years of service
  
1919–42

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Hermann Seitz

Rank
  
Oberst

Born
  
19 April 1902 Beilngries (
1902-04-19
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad †

Died
  
December 20, 1942, Volgograd, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Hermann Seitz (19 April 1902 – 20 December 1942) was a highly decorated Oberst 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 (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Major in Aufklarungs-Abteilung 20
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklarungs-Abteilung 20 (motorized)
  • 140th Oak Leaves on 31 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63

    • References

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