Diddo Diddens

Diddo Diddens
Born	22 April 1917 Bunderhammrich
Died	27 September 1997(1997-09-27) (aged 80) Bunderhammrich
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–1944
Rank	Hauptmann der Reserve
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Diddo Diddens (22 April 1917 – 27 September 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 18 March 1942 as Leutnant der Reserve and Zugführer in 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 185 ^[1]
  • 501st Oak Leaves on 15 June 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Chief of the 1./Sturmgeschütz-Brigade "Großdeutschland"^[2]
• Mention in the Wehrmachtbericht (27 April 1944)

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 135.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Persondata
Name	Diddens, Diddo
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	22 April 1917
Place of birth	Bunderhamrich, Germany
Date of death	27 September 1997
Place of death	Bunderhamrich, Germany