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Years of service
  
1936–45

Rank
  
Major

Service/branch
  
German Army, Luftwaffe

Name
  
Siegfried Jamrowski

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Siegfried Jamrowski
Commands held
  
III./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 3

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Husky Operation Shingle Battle of Monte Cassino

Died
  
September 3, 2012, Netphen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Operation Barbarossa

Siegfried Jamrowski (1 November 1917 – 3 September 2012) was a Major in the Fallschirmjager during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in the Battle of Monte Cassino. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Jamrowski was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

  • German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship| (Schutzen-Abzeichen Schiesschnurr) (25 September 1937)
  • Parachutist Badge (LW) (25 July 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 October 1941)
  • 1st Class (25 December 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939) in Black (22 April 1944)
  • Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (1 October 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 29 March 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 3
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 6./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 3

    • References

    Siegfried Jamrowski Wikipedia
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