| Hans Dorr | |
|---|---|
 Hans Dorr | |
| Born | 7 April 1912 |
| Died | 17 April 1945 (aged 33) |
| Place of birth | Sontheim, Allgäu |
| Place of death | near Judenburg |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1934-1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Unit | SS-Rgt "Germania" |
| Commands held | I./SS-PzGrenRgt "Germania" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Hans Dorr (April 7, 1912 – April 17, 1945) was a German Waffen-SS Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) who served with the 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking and was a commander of the SS-Regiment Germania. He was wounded 16 times during World War II and died at a Field hospital near Judenburg only a month before the war's end. He was also awarded the prestigious Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern, Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Summary of SS career[]
Dates of rank[]
- SS-Anwärter: May 1, 1933
- SS-Mann: October 1, 1934
- SS-Rottenführer: June 1, 1935
- SS-Unterscharführer: November 15, 1935
- SS-Scharführer: April 20, 1937
- SS-Oberscharführer: December 23, 1934
- SS-Oberjunker: April 1, 1938
- SS-Untersturmführer: November 9, 1938
- SS-Obersturmführer: March 11, 1940
- SS-Hauptsturmführer: November 9, 1941
- SS-Sturmbannführer: November 9, 1943
- SS-Obersturmbannführer: August 18, 1944
Notable Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Sudetenland Medal with Clasp(12 June 1940)[1]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (20 April 1942)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)[1]
- Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants (28 April 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (27 December 1941)
- Close Combat Clasp
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 27 November 1942 as Hauptsturmführer and chief of the 4./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania"[2]
- 327th Oak Leaves on 13 November 1943 as Hauptsturmführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania"[3]
- 77th Swords on 9 July 1944 as Sturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[4]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Florian Berger (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Florian Berger, Wien. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. 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]. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001) (in German). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2]. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003) (in German). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham – Huppertz [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color I Abraham – Huppertz]. Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-20-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998) (in German). 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]. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.
