Hans Malkomes

Hans Malkomes (15 November 1913 — 21 March 1945) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen-SS he was born in Bremen, Germany on 15 November 1913. He graduated SS Junkerschule at Braunschweig in 1936 with the SS Number 164 526 and the NSDAP number 2 570 587 and was posted to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and took command of a platoon in the 14th Company LSSAH. In November 1942 he was transferred to command a platoon in the 4th Company, 1st SS Pioneer Battalion LSSAH and then finally in 1943 he was transferred to command the 2nd Company, SS Panzer Regiment 1 LSSAH. It was while in command of this company that he was awarded the German Cross in Gold (June 1944) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (October 1944).

Malkomes was killed in action in March 1945 at Veszprém, Hungary.

He is buried in the Mattersburg war grave cemetery block 10 row 2.

Awards

 * 1939 Sudetenland Medal
 * 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class
 * 1941 Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze
 * 1941 Iron Cross 1st Class
 * 1942 Wound Badge in Black
 * 1942 Eastern Front Medal
 * 1942 Soldier's Cross Of The Order Of Bravery (2nd Class), Bulgaria
 * 1944 German Cross in Gold
 * 1944 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Promotions

 * 1935 SS Mann
 * 1936 SS Rottenfuhrer
 * 1937 SS Unterscharfuhrer
 * 1939 SS Oberscharfuhrer
 * 1941 SS Untersturmfuhrer
 * 1942 SS Obersturmfuhrer
 * 1944 SS Hauptsturmfuhrer