August Dieckmann
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August Dieckmann
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August Dieckmann
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| Born | 29 May 1912 Cadenberge near Hannover |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. at the Dnieper |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1934–43 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer (posthumous) |
| Service number | NSDAP #4,455,713 SS #183,917[1] |
| Unit | I./SS-Rgt "Germania" SS-PzGrenRgt 10 "Westland" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
August Hinrich Dieckmann (born 29 May 1912 in Cadenberge near Hannover; killed in action 10 October 1943 at the Dnieper) 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.
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Awards
- Degen der SS (13 September 1936)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver[4]
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze[4]
- Wound Badge in Black[4]
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"[5]
- 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"[6][Note 1]
- 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"[7][9][10]
- 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"[7][11][12]
Promotions
| 1 June 1935: | SS-Rottenführer[2] |
| 1 July 1935: | SS-Standartenjunker[2] |
| 25 February 1936: | SS-Standartenoberjunker[2] |
| 20 April 1936: | SS-Untersturmführer (SS-Sturmführer)[2] |
| 12 September 1937: | SS-Obersturmführer[2] |
| 1 September 1939: | SS-Hauptsturmführer[2] |
| 26 December 1941: | SS-Sturmbannführer[2] |
| 21 June 1943: | SS-Obersturmbannführer[2] |
| 15 May 1944: | SS-Standartenführer, effective as 1 October 1943[2] |
Notes
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
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1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds with the Stab. 2Knight's Cross with SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves with the Stab. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich), Swords with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. 4 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Swords with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 5Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 6Oak Leaves with 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland. 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen). 8Oak Leaves and Swords with 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland. 9Oak Leaves with the 5th SS Volunteer Panzer Brigade "Wallonien". 10Oak Leaves with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps.
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- ↑ Ailsby 1997, p. 32.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 247.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas 1997, p. 118.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Berger 1999, p. 54.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 84.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 160.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Scherzer 2007, p. 271.
- ↑ Von Seemen 1976, p. 109.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 68.
- ↑ Von Seemen 1976, p. 34.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 41.
- ↑ Von Seemen 1976, p. 15.
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