Rudolf Sandig
| Rudolf Sandig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 September 1911 Eppendorf, Saxony |
| Died |
11 August 1994 (aged 82) Weyhe |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| 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 |
Rudolf Sandig (11 September 1911 – 11 August 1994) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS – the armed paramilitary branch of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS) – who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Sandig 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. Sandig 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 Kampfgruppe (battle group) during the Ardennes 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.[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ The 1st SS Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge By Steve Kane p.24
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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.