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Hugo Primozic | |
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| File:PRIMOZICHugo.jpg Hugo Primozic | |
| Born | 16 February 1914 Backnang, (Baden-Württemberg |
| Died | 18 March 1996 (aged 82) Fulda, Hesse |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Rank | second lieutenant |
| Unit | 667th Sturmgeschutz battalion |
| Commands held | assault gun commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hugo Primozic (16 February 1914 – 18 March 1996) was one of Germany's Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) aces during World War II. In a five-month period of fighting he was awarded the two grades of the Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross and the Oak leaves. Primozic became the first noncommissioned officer in the history of the German Army, and seventh in the Wehrmacht, to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. In the late summer of 1942 he was Wachtmeister (Sergeant) and squad leader of the 2nd battery of the Sturmgeschützabteilung 667.
Career
Born in 1914 to a Slovenian father and German mother, Primozic joined the Reichswehr and fought in the French campaign as a field artillery gunner. In 1942 he joined the 667th Sturmgeschutz battalion which was sent to the Eastern Front. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on September 19, 1942 and promoted to Staff Sergeant. On 28 January 1943 he was awarded the Oakleaves, being simultaneously commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant.
On January 25, 1943 Oberwachtmeister Primozic was the first NCO to be awarded the Oak Leaves. His last Wehrmacht rank was Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant). He died on March 18, 1996 in Fulda.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (23 September 1942)[2]
- General Assault Badge (24 December 1942)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 September 1942 as Wachtmeister and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[3][4]
- 185th Oak Leaves on 25 January 1943 as Oberwachtmeister and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[3][5]
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References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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