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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Harmel, Heinz |
| Date of birth: | June 29th, 1906 (Metz/Lorraine, Germany)
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| Date of death: |
September 2nd, 2000 (Krefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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| Nationality: |
German |
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EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
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Rank:
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SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 9. / SS.VT-Standarte "Der Fuhrer" / SS-Division "Deutschland"
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Awarded on:
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May 30th, 1940
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EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
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Rank:
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SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 9. / SS.VT-Standarte "Der Fuhrer" / SS-Division "Deutschland"
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Awarded on:
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June 1st, 1940
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INFANTERIE-STURMABZEICHEN
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Rank:
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SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur II. / SS.VT-Standarte "Der Fuhrer" / SS-Division "Deutschland"
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Awarded on:
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December 4th, 1940
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland" / SS-Division (motorisiert) "Das Reich"
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Awarded on:
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November 29th, 1941
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Details:
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Award 21/12.
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VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ
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Rank:
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SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland"/SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Das Reich
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Awarded on:
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March 21st, 1943
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PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER
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Rank:
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SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland"/SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Das Reich
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Awarded on:
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March 31st, 1943
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 "Deutschland" / SS-Division „Reich“ / 2.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
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Awarded on:
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March 31st, 1943
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Details:
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1626th Award.
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland" / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich" / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
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Awarded on:
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September 7th, 1943
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Details:
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296th Award.
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NAHKAMPFSPANGE IN SILBER
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Rank:
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SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment "Deutschland"/SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Das Reich
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Awarded on:
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September 10th, 1943
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN
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Rank:
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SS-Brigadeführer / Generalmajor der Waffen-SS (Brigadier)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 10.SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg" / 6.SS-Panzerarmee
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Awarded on:
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November 15th, 1944
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Details:
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116th Award.
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Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- SCHNEIDER, J.W., Their Honor Was Loyalty!, Bender (R.James) Publishing, 1993.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Yerger, Mark C., German Cross In Gold - Holders of the SS and Police (volume 1), R. James Bender Publishing, U.S.A., 2003
- Yerger, Mark C., Waffen-SS Commanders - Augsberger to Kreutz, Shiffer Publishing Ltd., U.S.A., 1997
- ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de
- lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
- wehrmacht-lexikon.de
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