Award Ceremony for Heinrich Niemann

 

 Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Leutnant der Reserve Heinrich Niemann (Führer 3.Kompanie / Pionier-Battailon 196 / 96.Infanterie-Division) on 30 April 1943. The medal was awarded for his actions south of Lake Ladoga. Here Niemann, along with his Pionier Kompanie, endured days of enemy artillery fire while holding an important hill. They then defended this height successfully against all the enemy attacks that followed. Niemann would be heavily wounded during the second enemy attack. In the end of the World War II, he finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve. After the Second World War Niemann served with the Bundeswehr from 1957 until 31st March 1978, and finally reached the rank of Oberstleutnant.

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https://www.kpemig.de/3-Privatfotos-Leutnant-Niemann-je-9-x-12-cm
https://www.kpemig.de/Leutnant-Niemann-Privatfoto-85-x-13cm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/38910/Niemann-Heinrich.htm