Heer Werner Thierling

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Werner Thierling.

Corporal Armoured Infantry / Infantry / Pioneers.

1) Tank Battle Badge in Bronze, 1-4-42. Stencilled (Africa Corps)

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Signed by the CO. of the 15.Pz.Div., Gen. Maj. Gustav von Vaerst ( Kn.Cr.: 3Q-7-40 ).

Gustav von Vaerst

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_von_Vaerst

German Tank Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Panzermuseum

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2 ) Wound Badge in Black. 11-8-42. Issued by the Bregenz ( Austria ) military hospital.

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3) Wound Badge in Black, 28-8-42. Stencilled (Africa Corps)

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1942 he served with Schutzen-Rgt.115 of the 15.Pz.Div., then operating in North Africa after which he was transferred to Gren.Rgt.87( mot.) of the 36.Inf.Div.(mot.)...

4 ) Iron Cross 2^nd Cl., 2-4-43.

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2 Signed by the CO. of the 36-Inf. Div., Lt.Gen.Hans Gollnick ( Kn.Cr.: 21-11-42, Oakl.: 24-8-43 ).

Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a German general.

Gollnick was born at Gut Gursen in the Province of Pomerania as the son of Paul Gollnick, lord of the manor of Gursen, and Elisabeth Peglow descendant from the ducal house of Pomerania.

Gollnick entered military service on 22 March 1912, and served in World War I as a Leutnant. At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of Infanterie-Regiment 76 in the Skirmish of Krojanty. During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to General on 1 October 1943. In January 1945 he escaped to Denmark, and was a British POW from January 1946 for a month until 5 February.

Gollnick died in Schönau am Königssee.

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5 ) Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, 20-12-43!!

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1943-44 operating in Russia ( Baranowa, Rshew, Dorogobusch ).

http://utenti.multim....it/ernst_koch/

Grenadier-Regiment 87

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...sionen/36ID.htm

36. Infanterie-Division

36. Infanterie-Division (mot.)

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliede...sionen/36ID.htm

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6 ) Wound Badge in Silver, 31-12-43. Issued by Pi.Btl.36 and awarded for 4 injuries.

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8 ) Wound Badge in Silver, 13-1-44. Issued by a Germany based replacement unit and awarded for 3 ( !?) injuries.

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8 ) Iron Cross l^st Cl, 6-1-44. Signed by the substitute CO. of the 253.Inf.Div., Colonel Rudolf Bader, then

CO. of the Div. Arty.

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9 ) General Assault Badge. 1-3-44 !!!

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10) Wound Badge in Gold, 30-8-44.

Sept.44 the unit was disbanded...