Hans Dorr
7 April 1912(1912-04-07) — 17 April 1945 (aged 33)
Hans Dorr
Place of birth	Sontheim, Allgäu
Place of death	near Judenburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1934-1945
Rank	SS-Obersturmbannführer
Unit	SS-Rgt "Germania"
Commands held	I. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For the town in Unterallgäu see Sontheim Bavaria. Sontheim (full name Sontheim an der Brenz) is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Allgäu is a German region in the southwest of Bavaria also extending some kilometres into southeastern Baden-Württemberg. Judenburg is a town in the province of Styria in Austria. It is located on the western end of the Aichfeld at the banks of the River Mur. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Obersturmbannführer was a Paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. /SS-PzGrenRgt "Germania"
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans Dorr (April 7, 1912 - April 17, 1945) was a German Waffen-SS Obersturmbannführer who served with the 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking and was a commander of the SS-Regiment Germania. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Obersturmbannführer was a Paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. SS Division (motorised Wiking was a German Waffen SS division recruited from foreign volunteers The SS Division Das Reich (germ 2SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich) was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS during He was wounded 16 times during WWII and died at a Field hospital near Judenburg only a month before the war's end. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities Judenburg is a town in the province of Styria in Austria. It is located on the western end of the Aichfeld at the banks of the River Mur. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was also awarded the prestigious Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross

Contents 1 Summary of SS career 1.1 Dates of rank 2 Notable Awards 3 References 4 External links

Summary of SS career

Dates of rank

• SS-Anwärter: May 01, 1933
• SS-Mann: October 01, 1934
• SS-Rottenführer: June 01, 1935
• SS-Unterscharführer: November 15, 1935
• SS-Scharführer: April 20, 1937
• SS-Oberscharführer: December 23, 1934
• SS-Oberjunker: April 01, 1938
• SS-Untersturmführer: November 09, 1938
• SS-Obersturmführer: March 11, 1940
• SS-Hauptsturmführer: November 09, 1941
• SS-Sturmbannführer: November 09, 1943
• SS-Obersturmbannführer: August 18, 1944

Notable Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 August 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (20 April 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • Black (20 October 1940)
  • Silver (29 August 1941)
  • Gold (20 April 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• German Cross in Gold (27 December 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • Bronze (15 September 1943)
  • Silver (3 May 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross (27 November 1942)
  • 327. Anwärter is a German title which translates as “Candidate” Mann ( German for Man was a paramilitary rank used by several Nazi Party paramilitary organizations between 1925 and 1945 Rottenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1932. Unterscharführer was a Paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party that was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS between the years of Scharführer was a Nazi Party title that was used by several paramilitary organizations from 1925 to 1945 Oberscharführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that existed between the years of 1932 and 1945. Untersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the German Schutzstaffel first created in July 1934. Obersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi party that was used by the Schutzstaffel and also as a rank of the SA. Hauptsturmführer was a Nazi rank of the SS which was used between the years of 1934 and 1945 Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party which was used by both the Sturmabteilung (SA and the Schutzstaffel Obersturmbannführer was a Paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia The Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen was a German war badge that was awarded to Waffen SS and Wehrmacht Heer soldiers during WWII Wound Badge (das Verwundetenabzeichen was a German military award for wounded or frost-bitten soldiers of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service The Eastern Front Medal, ( Winterschlacht Im Osten) more commonly known as the Ostmedaille was instituted on May 26 1942 to mark service on the German Eastern The Tank Destruction Badge ( German language: Sonderabzeichen für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer) in silver was instituted by The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange is a German military award instituted on November 25, 1942 for achievement in hand to hand fighting in close quarters The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross Oak Leaves (13 November 1943)
  • 77. Swords (9 July 1944)

References

External links

• Hans Dorr @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht

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