Ernst Dehmel
| Ernst Dehmel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
7 April 1915 Hilden, Germany |
| Died |
7 August 1945 (aged 30) Remscheid, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 Demyansk Shield Wound Badge in Black General Assault Badge in Silver |
Ernst Dehmel (7 April 1915 — 7 August 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Ernst Dehmel was awarded the Knight's cross while in command of the 3rd Sturmgeschütz (Self-propelled assault gun, StuG) Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf in August 1943, for his unit's role in the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of Belgorod. [1]
Ernst Dehmel survived the war, but was beaten to death by French soldiers while in captivity at Remscheid-Lüttringhausen on 7 August 1945.[2]
References
- ↑ "frontkjemper".
- ↑ Schneider, Jost-W. Their Honor Was Loyalty!
Further reading
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Schneider, Jost-W. Their Honor Was Loyalty!. Bender (R.James) Publishing,US (December 31, 1993). ISBN 0-912138-51-3, ISBN 978-0-912138-51-0
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