Siegfried Scheibe

Siegfried Scheibe
Born 25 May 1916
Allenstein
Died 26 April 1945
Baruth
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen-SS
Years of service 1939–1945
Rank Obersturmbannfuhrer (Lieutenant Colonel)
Commands held SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross I class
Iron Cross II class
Close Combat Clasp in Bronze

Siegfried Scheibe (25 May 1916 – 26 April 1945) was a Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was the commander of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt, 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II.

Siegfried Scheibe was born on 25 May 1916, in Leipzig, Germany. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS. His first command was the 12th Company, SS Regiment Germania. He was awarded the Iron Cross II class in November 1939 for his actions during the Polish Campaign. The Iron Cross I class award followed in August 1940, for the Battle of France. In June 1942, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold while serving in the Soviet Union.
In 1944, he was given command of the II.Battalion, SS Volunteer Regiment 23 Norge and then took over command of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt in July 1944. He was killed in action between Baruth and Forsthaus Wunder, on the Eastern Front on 26 April 1945, and then awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945, for his action while in command of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt.[1][2]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Siegfried Scheibe's nomination was received by the Heeres Personalamt HPA (Army Staff Office) on 2 April 1945, the number 5047 had been created and according to the file card forwarded for further processing on 11 April 1945. No further comments or notes indicate that the nomination was finalized. Mr Meentz of the German National Archive stated on 20 July 2004 that it cannot be verified that Scheibe received the Knight's Cross. Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date. Krätschmer claims that the award was approved on 9 May 1945.[3]

References

Citations
  1. ^ "SS Stumbannfuhrer Q-T". Axis Biographical Research. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20091027101248/http://geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Stubaf_Q-T.html. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
  2. ^ "Siegfried Scheibe". Fontkjemper. http://www.frontkjemper.info/show_person.php?P_ID=39. Retrieved 2009-03-18. 
  3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 170.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939 - 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives. Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.