Ernst Dehmel
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Ernst Dehmel
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| Born | 7 April 1915 Hilden, Germany |
| Died | 7 August 1945 (aged 30) Remscheid, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf |
| 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 Demyansk Shield Wound Badge in Black General Assault Badge in Silver |
Ernst Dehmel (7 April 1915 — 7 August 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) 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.
Ernst Dehmel was awarded the Knight's cross while in command of the 3rd Sturmgeschütz (Self-propelled assault gun, StuG) Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf in August 1943, for his unit's role in the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of Belgorod. [1]
Ernst Dehmel survived the war, but was beaten to death by French soldiers while in captivity at Remscheid-Lüttringhausen on 7 August 1945.[2]
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- Schneider, Jost-W. Their Honor Was Loyalty!. Bender (R.James) Publishing,US (December 31, 1993). ISBN 0-912138-51-3, ISBN 978-0-912138-51-0
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
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| SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Totenkopf" | ||
| SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1 |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" |
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| SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 3 |
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| SS-(Panzer-)Artillerie-Regiment 3 |
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| SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 3 |
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| SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung(-Batterie) 3 |
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| SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf" | ||
| SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon "Totenkopf" later SS-Krad-Schützen-Regiment "Thule" |
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| SS-(Panzer-)Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | ||
| SS-Pionier-Bataillon 3 |
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1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke", Oak Leaves with the Stab. 2Knight's Cross with SS-Artillerie-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves and Swords with the Stab. 3 Knight's Cross with the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie, Oak Leaves with the SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf". 4Knight's Cross with SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" and Swords with the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. 5Oak Leaves with the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS. 6Knight's Cross with SS-Pionier-Bataillon 3, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke". 7Knight's Cross with the SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf", Oak Leaves with the SS-Krad-Schützen-Regiment "Thule" and Swords with the 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel.
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