Rudolf Sandig
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Rudolf Sandig was a Obersturmbannführer
(Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS
, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
.
He was born on the 11 September 1911 in Eppendorf, Saxony
. He volunteered for the SS and was given the SS service number 10 676.
He was posted to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
and given command of the 7th Company.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 5 May 1943 while in command of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
Sandig was in command of a strong Kampfgruppe
(battle group) during the Ardenness Offensive, which consisted of his own Regiment less one Battalion, attached to the 1st SS Panzer Regiment ( Kampfgruppe Peiper ), plus the Stug (Assault Gun) Battalion.
Obersturmbannführer
Obersturmbannführer was a paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. It was created in May 1933 to fill the need for an additional field grade officer rank above Sturmbannführer as the SA expanded. It became an SS rank at the same time...
(Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...
, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
.
He was born on the 11 September 1911 in Eppendorf, Saxony
Eppendorf, Saxony
Eppendorf is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany....
. He volunteered for the SS and was given the SS service number 10 676.
He was posted to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard. Initially the size of a regiment, the LSSAH eventually grew into a divisional-sized unit...
and given command of the 7th Company.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 5 May 1943 while in command of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
Sandig was in command of a strong Kampfgruppe
Kampfgruppe
In military history and military slang, the German term Kampfgruppe can refer to a combat formation of any kind, but most usually to that employed by the German Wehrmacht and its allies during World War II and, to a lesser extent, in World War I...
(battle group) during the Ardenness Offensive, which consisted of his own Regiment less one Battalion, attached to the 1st SS Panzer Regiment ( Kampfgruppe Peiper ), plus the Stug (Assault Gun) Battalion.