August Dieckmann

August Dieckmann
August Dieckmann
Born	(1912-05-29)29 May 1912
Died	10 October 1943(1943-10-10) (aged 31)
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 (posthumous)
Unit	I./SS-Rgt "Germania" SS-PzGrenRgt 10 "Westland"
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron 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 (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)
• 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 on 23 April 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"
  • 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"
  • 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. (in German) 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Krätschmer, E.G. (1982). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. (in German) 3. erweiterte und vollständige Auflage. K.W.Schütz-Verlag, Preußisch Oldendorf. ISBN 3-87725-077-7.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2534-0.

External links

• August Dieckmann @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht