Hans Dorr

Hans Dorr

Hans Dorr
Born (1912-04-07)7 April 1912
Sontheim, Allgäu
Died 17 April 1945(1945-04-17) (aged 33)
near Judenburg
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen SS
Years of service 1934–45
Rank SS-Obersturmbannführer
Service number NSDAP #4,201,019
SS #77,360[1]
Unit SS-Rgt "Germania"
Commands held I./SS-PzGrenRgt "Germania"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans Dorr (7 April 1912 – 17 April 1945) was a German SS-Obersturmbannführer who served with the 5th SS Division Wiking and was a commander of the SS-Regiment Germania in the 2nd SS Division Das Reich of Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS. He was wounded 16 times during World War II and died at a field hospital near Judenburg in April 1945. He was awarded the prestigious Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Summary of SS career

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Berger two Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants.[4]
  2. According to Von Seemen as commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9.[8]According to Krätschmer on 27 April 1942 as commander of the 1./SS-Regiment "Germania".[9]

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Citations

Bibliography

  • Ailsby, Christopher (1997). SS, Roll of Infamy. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-0-7603-0409-9. 
  • Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6. 
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). 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] (in German). Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9. 
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). 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] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8. 
  • Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4. 
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