August Dieckmann
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| August Dieckmann | |
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| 29 May 1912 — 10 October 1943 (aged 31) | |
 August Dieckmann |
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| Place of birth | Cadenberge near Hannover |
| Place of death | at the Dnjepr |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1934-1943 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer |
| Unit | I./SS-Rgt "Germania" SS-PzGrenRgt 10 "Westland" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
August Dieckmann (born 29 May 1912 in Cadenberge near Hannover; killed in action 10 October 1943 at the Dnjepr) was a highly decorated Standartenführer in the Waffen-SS.
[edit] Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
- Wound Badge in Black
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (24 Arpril 1942)
- 233. Oak Leaves (16 April 1943)
- 39. Swords (10 October 1943) (posthumous)
[edit] References
- Florian Berger: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien 1999, ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- E.G. Krätschmer: Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. 3. erweiterte und vollständige Auflage. K.W.Schütz-Verlag, Preußisch Oldendorf 1982, ISBN 3-87725-077-7.
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