DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Heinz Eggers, Captain Infantry (PENAL UNIT) http://www.ww2awards.com/person/3893 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 National University Students Contest 1936 honour certificate. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Bewahrungseinheiten/Gliederung.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Promotion to Lieutenant 2nd Cl., 29-4-40. Signed by the CO. of the Schwerin Military District Command, Colonel Hermann Jatzow. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Bewahrungseinheiten/IB550.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Iron Cross 2nd Cl. , 31-5-40. Signed by the CO. of the 12.Inf.Div., Gen.Maj. Walter von Seydlitz-Kurbach (Kn.Cr.:15-8-40; Oakl.:31-12-41). http://www.feldgrau.com/InfDiv.php?ID=12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, 28-7-40. Scarce large (Din A-4) issue, signed by the CO. of Inf.Rgt.48, Colonel Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (Kn.Cr.:14-8-43). http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/12ID.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Iron Cross 1st Cl., 31-12-40. Signed by von Seydliz-Kurbach. 6 Congratulations with the award of the Iron Cross 1st Cl. to Eggers by the "Nordmark" (SA-Group) treasurer, 25-7-41. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR48.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Brief EK I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Wound Badge in Black, 6-6-42. http://forumarchiv.balsi.de/einheiten/66338/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Promotion to Lieutenant 1st Cl., 19-5-42. Signed by the CO. of the Schwerin Military District Command Gen.Maj. Hermann Jatzow. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR89.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 German Cross in Gold, 16-11-43. Preliminary issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 He Served 1940-41 with Inf.Rgt.48 of the .12 . Inf.Div., May-July 40 active in Luxembourg and France, based in France till June 41 and then sent to Russia (Demjansk). 1942-43 he was CO.of 1./Inf.Btl.550 z.b.V., an independent penal (rehabilitation) unit, formed Nov.41 and active in central Russia (a.o. Witebsk). Military convicts got a chance to rehabilitate themselves by joining these "special duties" units that had to carry out the most hazardous tasks such as mine-clearance under enemy fire, close-combat assault actions, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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