August-Wilhelm Trabandt
August-Wilhelm Trabandt (born July 21, 1891 in Berlin ; † May 19, 1968 in Ahrensburg ) was a German officer , most recently an SS brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS .
Life
In 1913, after graduating from high school, Trabandt joined the Lauenburg Jäger Battalion No. 9 as a flag boy . He served in World War I and after the war he fought in a free corps in the Baltic States and was also actively involved in the Kapp Putsch . Because of his involvement, he was charged with high treason before the Imperial Court , convicted and then given amnesty. Trabandt was accepted into the Reichswehr and retired from active service as a captain in 1933 . He became a member of the NSDAP ( membership number 7,035,171) and joined the SS (membership number 218,852).
During the Second World War , Trabandt led, among other things, as commander from January 25, 1944 to January 3, 1945 the 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross 1st class
- German cross in gold on October 22, 1943
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on January 6, 1944
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jens Westemeier : Himmler's Warriors: Joachim Peiper and the Waffen-SS in War and Post-War Era, p. 84ff ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Christopher Ailsby: SS, roll of infamy , Motorbooks International, 1997, p. 167
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| SURNAME | Trabandt, August-Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently an SS brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1968 |
| Place of death | Ahrensburg |