Herbert-Ernst Vahl
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Herbert-Ernst Vahl | |
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Born | 9 October 1896 |
Died | 22 July 1944 Thessaloniki, Occupied Greece | (aged 47)
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Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Herbert-Ernst Vahl was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. In World War II, he commanded the SS Division Das Reich and the SS Polizei Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
In February 1943, Vahl was promoted to Oberführer, and given command of the SS Division Das Reich which was stationed in the Soviet Union. While in command during the Third Battle of Kharkov he was seriously wounded and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After recovering from his wounds he became the Inspector of Panzer troops in the SS Führungshauptamt (SS Leadership Main Office). In July 1944 Vahl returned to active service with the SS Polizei Division which was stationed in Thessalonika, Greece. Vahl arrived to assume command of the Division on 13 July 1944 but was killed in an auto accident on 22 July 1944.
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Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- German military personnel of World War I
- SS-Brigadeführer
- 1944 deaths
- People from Poznań
- People from the Province of Posen
- 1896 births
- Road incident deaths in Greece
- Prussian Army personnel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Waffen-SS personnel