Emil Seibold ( German: Emil Seibold ; February 26, 1907 , Basel , Basel-Stadt , Switzerland - September 11, 1990 , Diano Marina, Liguria , Italy ) - Non-commissioned officer of the SS tank, awarded with a knight's iron cross .
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| Date of Birth | February 26, 1907 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Basel , Basel Stadt , Switzerland | ||||||
| Date of death | September 11, 1990 ( 83) | ||||||
| A place of death | Diano Marina , Liguria , Italy | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Germany | ||||||
| Type of army |  SS troops | ||||||
| Years of service | 1931-1943 | ||||||
| Rank | Hauptscharfuhrer | ||||||
| Part | 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 World War II
- 1.2 Post-war years
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
Emil Zeybold was born in Switzerland in the city of Basel on February 26, 1907. Voluntarily joined the NSDAP on April 1, 1933, April 10, 1933 became a member of the SS .
World War II
During World War II, he initially served in the Dead Head division (April – November 1940 , the French campaign), in the infantry division. Then he was transferred to the Das Reich division in the battalion of tank destroyers, first as a motorcyclist, then as a gun commander.
In March 1943, after the third battle of Kharkov , at the Comintern Locomotive Plant , the Das Reich division captured about fifty T-34 tanks that were awaiting repair. The Germans repaired 25 T-34s, arming them with the third battalion of the 2nd tank regiment of the Das Reich division. Seybold was appointed commander of one of the captured Russian tanks. Emil Zeybold won 69 “victories” [1] on the Eastern Front.
The military rank of Zeibold was the Hauptscharführer .
Post-war years
Seybold was seriously injured in 1944, but survived and died his death in 1990 .
Rewards
Tank ace Emil Zeybold was known along with Michael Wittmann . Almost all the highest orders of Nazi Germany were awarded to him, including the Knight's Iron Cross ( May 6, 1945 ) and the golden German Cross . For battles on the Eastern Front, Zeybold received Iron Crosses of the 1st and 2nd classes, a silver badge “For Wound” , “Eastern Medal” , “ Melee Badge ” in bronze and a number of other orders and signs.
Notes
- ↑ "Victory" according to German classification does not mean a tank destroyed in battle - it is enough to inflict damage, because of which the enemy will be forced to retreat during the battle.
Literature
- Anthony Tucker-Jones. Great tank robbery. Publishers: Yauza, Eksmo, 2008
Links
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| Gallery of photographs of the T-34 in the SS division "Das Reich". | |