Siegfried Scheibe

Siegfried Scheibe
Born	25 May 1916 Allenstein
Died	26 April 1945 (aged 28) Baruth/Mark
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Obersturmbannfuhrer (Lieutenant Colonel)
Commands held	SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Close Combat Clasp in Bronze

Siegfried Scheibe (25 May 1916 – 26 April 1945) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was the commander of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt, 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II.

Siegfried Scheibe was born on 25 May 1916, in Leipzig, Germany. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS. His first command was the 12th Company, SS Regiment Germania. He was awarded the Iron Cross II class in November 1939 for his actions during the Polish Campaign. The Iron Cross I class award followed in August 1940, for the Battle of France. In June 1942, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold while serving in the Soviet Union.
In 1944, he was given command of the II.Battalion, SS Volunteer Regiment 23 Norge and then took over command of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt in July 1944. He was killed in action between Baruth/Mark and Forsthaus Wunder, on the Eastern Front on 26 April 1945, and then awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross in May 1945, for his action while in command of the SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Regiment 48 General Seyffardt.^[1]

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 May 1945 (posthumously) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 48 "General Seyffard" (niederländische Nr. 1)^{[Notes 1]}

Notes

1. Siegfried Scheibe's nomination was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 2 April 1945, the number 5047 had been created and according to the file card forwarded for further processing on 11 April 1945. No further comments or notes indicate that the nomination was finalized. Mr Meentz of the German Federal Archives stated on 20 July 2004 that it cannot be verified that Scheibe received the Knight's Cross. Fellgiebel assigned the presentation date. Krätschmer claims that the award was approved on 9 May 1945.^[2]

References

Citations

1. "Siegfried Scheibe". Fontkjemper. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 170.

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 [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.
• 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.