August Dieckmann

August Dieckmann
August Dieckmann
Born	29 May 1912 Cadenberge near Hannover
Died	10 October 1943 (aged 31) at the Dnieper
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1934–43
Rank	SS-Standartenführer (posthumous)
Service number	NSDAP #4,455,713 SS #183,917[1]
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 Hinrich Dieckmann (born 29 May 1912 in Cadenberge near Hannover; killed in action 10 October 1943 at the Dnieper) 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: 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

• Degen der SS (13 September 1936)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)^[3]
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)^[3]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver^[4]
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze^[4]
• Wound Badge in Black^[4]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the I./SS-Regiment "Germania"^[5]
• 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"^{[6][Note 1]}
  • 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"^[7][9][10]
  • 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland"^[7][11][12]

Promotions

1 June 1935:	SS-Rottenführer[2]
1 July 1935:	SS-Standartenjunker[2]
25 February 1936:	SS-Standartenoberjunker[2]
20 April 1936:	SS-Untersturmführer (SS-Sturmführer)[2]
12 September 1937:	SS-Obersturmführer[2]
1 September 1939:	SS-Hauptsturmführer[2]
26 December 1941:	SS-Sturmbannführer[2]
21 June 1943:	SS-Obersturmbannführer[2]
15 May 1944:	SS-Standartenführer, effective as 1 October 1943[2]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as commander of the I./SS-Regiment (motorized) "Germania",^[7] and according to Von Seemen as commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania".^[8]

References

Citations

1. Ailsby 1997, p. 32.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 247.
3. Thomas 1997, p. 118.
4. Berger 1999, p. 54.
5. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 84.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 160.
7. Scherzer 2007, p. 271.
8. Von Seemen 1976, p. 109.
9. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 68.
10. Von Seemen 1976, p. 34.
11. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 41.
12. Von Seemen 1976, p. 15.

Bibliography

• Ailsby, Christopher (1997). SS, Roll of Infamy. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-0409-9.
• Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS] (in German). Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
• Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.

External links

• August Dieckmann @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht