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  • August Seidensticker
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  • August Seidensticker (4 September 1904 – 13 December 1975) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Seidensticker was captured by American troops in May 1943 during the fall of Tunisia. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1963.
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serviceyears
  • 1924
  • 1956
Birth Date
  • 1904-09-04
Commands
  • schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504
Branch
death place
  • Munich
Name
  • August Seidensticker
Birth Place
  • Düsseldorf
Awards
death date
  • 1975-12-13
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
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  • August Seidensticker (4 September 1904 – 13 December 1975) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Seidensticker was captured by American troops in May 1943 during the fall of Tunisia. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1963.