DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Werner Thierling. Corporal Armoured Infantry / Infantry / Pioneers. 1) Tank Battle Badge in Bronze, 1-4-42. Stencilled (Africa Corps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 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 Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 2 ) Wound Badge in Black. 11-8-42. Issued by the Bregenz ( Austria ) military hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 3) Wound Badge in Black, 28-8-42. Stencilled (Africa Corps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 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 2nd Cl., 2-4-43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 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. Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 5 ) Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, 20-12-43!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 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 Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 6 ) Wound Badge in Silver, 31-12-43. Issued by Pi.Btl.36 and awarded for 4 injuries. Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 8 ) Wound Badge in Silver, 13-1-44. Issued by a Germany based replacement unit and awarded for 3 ( !?) injuries. Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 8 ) Iron Cross lst Cl, 6-1-44. Signed by the substitute CO. of the 253.Inf.Div., Colonel Rudolf Bader, then CO. of the Div. Arty. Edited July 1, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 9 ) General Assault Badge. 1-3-44 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 10) Wound Badge in Gold, 30-8-44. Sept.44 the unit was disbanded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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