~SOLD~SEEBACH Walter WALTER SEEBACH *05.11.1921 Heerlen/Limbourg/Niederlande +04.07.2004 Essen Awarded Knights Cross: 12.03.1944 As: Ostuf.,Fhr.5./Pz.GR24 “Danmark” Postwar photo measuring 3 ½” x 5 ¾” CLIPPED SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO PHOTO He was one of ONLY 98 men to receive both the Knights Cross and CLOSE COMBAT CLASP IN GOLD. You can read about him in Florian Bergers book “The Face of Courage” In November 1939, Seebach was selected to become an officer and sent to the Junkerschule at Bad Tölz and then on to the Junkerschule in Braunschweig in April 1940. He was promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) in November 1941 and posted to the 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment Germania, 5th Division Wiking. In February 1942, he was made the adjutant of the II. Battalion and given command of the 2nd Company in December 1942. In May 1943, he was transferred to the 24th Panzergrenadier Regiment Danemark as the adjutant. He was awarded the Knight's Cross for his actions around 31 January 1944, as the commander of the 5th Company, 24th Panzergrenadier Regiment Danemark (11th Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland). His company had fought off eight attacks by superior Russian forces, when Seebach decided to launch an attack of his own. This tactic succeeded, but Seebach was wounded during the assault. Refusing to leave his men, he remained on the front line leading further counterattacks. When ordered to withdraw, he discovered that seven wounded men had been left behind. Ordering an immediate attack, he managed to retrieve his lost men and then withdraw to safety at Narva. The efforts of his company made it possible for the division to withdraw from the Luga bridgehead. Sent to hospital to recover from his wounds, he was given command of the Reconnaissance Training and Reserve Battalion between April and June 1944, and command of the Panzergrenadier Training and Reserve Regiment until November 1944. He ended the war as the regimental adjutant of the 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment Germania. (5th Panzer Division Wiking) Price: $0.00 Please contact us before ordering to confirm availability and shipping costs. Buy now with your credit card SOLD~SEEBACH Walter"> other ways to buy