SS Wiking group

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Name: Silberleitner Karl
Date and place of birth: 23rd February 1912, Weyregg
Date and place of death: 20th Oct. 1944, Michałów-Grabina northeast of Warsaw (KIA in the fighting for Hill 97 sector; buried at the military cemetery at Modlin)
SS no.: 139 450
NSDAP no.: 784 986
Officer training: Class of 1937/1938 at Junkerschule Tölz
Promotions:
- 9th Nov. 1938 - Untersturmführer
- by Dec. 1941 - Obersturmführer
- 20th April 1943 - Hauptsturmführer
Duty assignments:
- from ? to ? with SS-Standarte "Der Führer" (at the time of getting his commission)
- from ? Dec. 1941 to ? acting commander of 7./SS-Regiment "Der Führer"
- from ? July 1943 to ? commander of 4./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa"
- from 2nd Sept. 1943 to ? March 1944 (acting?) commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa"
- from ? to 20th Oct. 1944 commander of 8./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6
Awards and decorations:
- Ehrenblattspange (posthumous award on 15th Dec. 1944)
- Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
- Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (wounded in Nov. 1941)
- SA-Wehrabzeichen
- Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen
- SS-Ehrendegen

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[helmuthunter]

Thanks for sharing. Just wonderful. Johnno.

[Mark C. Yerger]

He also got the Eastern Front Medal, Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze, and Wound Badge in Black. His biography with dates of all awards, including the Vorschlag for his EB, is in volume II of my Totenkopf study.

[Michael Fay]

I appreciate your sharing this collection. Interesting items-some I have never seen.

[jg-53]

I also have a photo of silberleitner in my collection.
I was told he lived only about 30km from my place of residence in werdau.
I also had a photo where he appeared with band "der führer" - this but I have sold..

[jg-53]

here are more photos of him.
but unfortunately not all in my collection.

[jg-53]

and here is the photo with ribbon "der füher"

[Woolgar]

Great stuff JG

Thank you so much for sharing !!

Let me know if you ever decide to sell them

Nick