Hermann Siggel

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Years of service 1928–45 Name Hermann Siggel Rank Oberst		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 172 Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Ruhr Pocket Died April 15, 1981, Ebersberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hermann Siggel (29 December 1910 – 15 April 1981) 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. Hermann Siggel was captured by American troops in the Ruhr Pocket in April 1945 and was held until September 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (29 June 1940)

1st Class (9 January 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

German Cross in Gold on 26 September 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 172

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 172

552nd Oak Leaves on 16 August 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 172

References

Hermann Siggel Wikipedia

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