Siegfried Jamrowski
Siegfried Jamrowski | |
|---|---|
 Siegfried Jamrowski | |
| Born | 1 November 1917 Gumbinnen, East Prussia (now Gusev, Kalinin Oblast, Russia) |
| Died | 3 September 2012 (aged 94) Netphen, Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | |
| Years of service | 1936–45 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Jamrowski (1 November 1917 – 3 September 2012[1]) was a Major in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in the Battle of Monte Cassino. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Jamrowski was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1946.
Awards and decorations
- German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship| (Schützen-Abzeichen Schießschnurr) (25 September 1937)[2]
- Parachutist Badge (LW) (25 July 1940)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (22 April 1944)[2]
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (1 October 1942)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 29 March 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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