Gottlob Herbert Bidermann

German military officer, merchant and local historian (1920-2010) · Germany · On the map · Died at 90

Gottlob Herbert Bidermann was a German soldier and memoirist. He served with Infantry Regiment 437 of the 132nd Infantry Division on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945, rising from private to lieutenant of reserves, and was decorated with the German Cross in Gold and the Wound Badge in Gold.

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2010Died1 September 20101945Cuff Band KurlandAwardTank Destruction Badge in SilverAward1944Citation (achievements on the battlefield)AwardClose Combat Clasp in BronzeAwardClose Combat Clasp in SilverAwardGerman Cross in GoldAwardWound Badge (1939) in GoldAwardWound Badge (1939) in SilverAward1943Cruciada împotriva comunismuluiAward1942Eastern MedalAward1941Infantry Assault Badge in SilverAwardIron Cross (1939), 1st classAwardIron Cross (1939), 2nd classAwardWound Badge (1939) in BlackAward1920Born28 August 1920

Awards

Tank Destruction Badge in Silver1945

Cuff Band Kurland1945

Close Combat Clasp in Bronze1944

German Cross in Gold1944

Wound Badge (1939) in Silver1944

Citation (achievements on the battlefield)1944

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army1944

Wound Badge (1939) in Gold1944

Close Combat Clasp in Silver1944

Cruciada împotriva comunismului1943

Eastern Medal1942

Crimea Shield1942

Wound Badge (1939) in Black1941

Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class1941

Iron Cross (1939), 1st class1941

Infantry Assault Badge in Silver1941

About this person

According to his memoir, he was held roughly 1,000 days in Soviet captivity before returning to Germany in 1948. His memoir appeared in German in 1964 as Krim-Kurland: Mit der 132. Infanterie-Division, 1941-1945 and in English translation in 2000 as In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front, published by the University Press of Kansas and a main selection of the History Book Club.

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Country

Germany

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Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1920 to 2010 · aged 90