Emil Seibold
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Emil Seibold
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Born | 26 February 1907 Basel, Switzerland |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Diano Marina, Italy |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 174.
Bibliography
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