Emil Seibold

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Emil Seibold
Born 26 February 1907
Basel, Switzerland
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Diano Marina, Italy
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Flag of the Schutzstaffel.svg Waffen SS
Years of service 1931–43
Rank Hauptscharführer
Unit 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Eastern Front Medal
Wound Badge in Silver
Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
General Assault Badge in Silver

Emil Seibold (26 February 1907 – 11 September 1990) was a Hauptscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, although no record of the award could be found in the German archives.

Career

Emil Seibold was born in Basel, Switzerland on 26 February 1907. He joined the Nazi Party on 1 April 1933.

Seibold joined the Waffen SS on 10 April 1940 and was first posted to the SS Totenkopf Standarte, serving an infantryman. He was transferred to the Das Reich Division, attached to the 3rd Battery, Panzerjäger Battalion. In 1943, Seibold was transferred to the 8th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Regiment.

He was awarded the Knight's Cross on 6 May 1945.[Note 1]

Seibold died in Italy on 11 September 1990.

Notes

  1. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1982 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 6 May 1945". The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. Seibold was a member of the AKCR.[1]

References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 174.

Bibliography

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