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Herbert Zimmermann (* June 1st, 1914 in Schwäbisch Gmünd - † KIA October 30th, 1944 in Les Rouges-Eaux) was a German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Zimmermann was in the defensive struggles after the invasion in Lorraine at Fremifontaine severely wounded and probably died in a hospital or field hospital. Major Herbert Zimmermann's final resting place is in the midst of thousands of comrades on the German military cemetery Andilly.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse


 * Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber


 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939)


 * Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on January 13th, 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve in the 13. Kompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 578


 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 12th, 1945 as Hauptmann and Führer of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 225