Rudolf Seitz | |
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File:Seitzrudi.jpg Rudolf Seitz | |
Born | October 11, 1919 |
Died | November 14, 1994 | (aged 75)
Place of birth | Charlottenthal, Weimar Germany |
Place of death | Stadlern, Schwandorf |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Rank | Untersturmführer |
Unit | 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 |
Rudolf Seitz (11 October 1919 – 14 November 1994) was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Rudolf Seitz, while an Unterscharführer (Sergeant), was awarded the Knight's Cross as a Gun Commander in the 4th SS Panzerjager (Tank Hunter) Battalion, 4th SS Polizei Division on the 24 October 1942.
After the war[]
Seitz died 14 November 1994 in Stadlern, Schwandorf, Germany.
References[]
Further reading[]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Williamson, Gordon. German Military Police Units 1939–45, Osprey Publishing, 1989. ISBN 0-85045-902-8
- Huseman, Friedrich. In Good Faith: The History of 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division: Volume 1, 1939-1943. J.J. Fedorowicz, 2003 ISBN 0-921991-74-6
- Mitcham, Jr.Samuel, Retreat to the Reich, Stackpole books 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will, Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–1945 Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2
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