RAAB, Matthias
(1885 - 19 )
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RABSILBER, Friedrich
(1879 - 1949)
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RACZECK, Job-Detlef von (DKiG)
(1897 - 1943)
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RADISCH, Hans
(1892 - 1950)
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RAESFELD, Werner von (DKiG)
(1891 - 19 )
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RÄßLER, Rudolf
(1881 - 1950)
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RANFT, Albert
(1891 - 19 )
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RATCLIFFE, Alexander (RK)
(1890 - 19 )
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REMER, Otto-Ernst (RK m. EL; DKiG)
(1912 - 1997)
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Died: 4. Oct. 1997 in Marbella, Spain.
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Gen.Maj.: 31.01.1945; Oberst: 1.07.1944 (promoted past rank of Oberstleutnant); Major: 1.01.1943; Hauptmann: 1.04.1941; Oberleutnant: ; Leutnant: 1.04.1935; Fahnenjunker: 1.04.1933.
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Kdr Führer-Begleit-Division: 31.01.1945 -
Kdr. Führer-Begleit-Brigade: 1.08.1944 -
Wach-Regiment "Großdeutschland", Berlin: 1.05.1944 -
Kdr. IV./Pz.Gren.Div. "Großdeutschland": 1.04.1942 - 30.11.1942.
Kdr. I/Schützen-Rgt. 10: 1.02.1942 -
Kdr. I.G.Kp. mot 701: 1.03.1940 -
Chef 13./Inf.Rgt. 479: 1.09.1939 -
Chef 15./Inf.Rgt. 89: 3.01.1939 -
Assigned as Leutnant to Inf.Rgt. 4: 1.04.1935 -
Obtained his Abitur: 1933
Postwar Confinement, Prosecution, and Activities:
In Allied internment, 1945 - 1947. Employed as bricklayer until 1949. Co-founder and second chairman of 'Sozialistischen Reichspartei', 1949. Tried for "insulting" the German government; exiled and moved to Syria and Egypt. Returned to the Bundesrepublik in 1954. Again sentenced for "insult" to the German government and imprisoned. Again exiled, 1962. Returned, 1963 and arrested. Upon release, traveled to Middle East and employed as a merchant. Published Verschörung und Verrat am Hitler (Oath and Betrayal to Hitler). First president of "Die Deutsche Freiheitsbewegung e.V." (DDF) from its foundation in 1983.
Tried by Amtsgericht Bad Kissingen, 7. Sep. 1991 for "Volksverhetzung" and "Rassenhass" (Racial Hatred), due to an article he'd written which appeared in the DDF newsletter; in this article he stated that the gas chambers were a "lie" and "an insult to the German people". All copies of the newsletter were confiscated by the German government.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes: 18. May 1943 as Major, Kdr. I.Btl./Gren.Rgt. "Großdeutschland" / Inf.Div. "Großdeutschland" / Armeeabteilung Kempf / Heeresgruppe Süd, Eastern Front
- Eichenlaub (325.): 12. Nov. 1943 as Major, Kdr. I.(gep.) Btl./ Gren.Rgt. "Großdeutschland" / Pz.Gren.Div. "Grossdeutschland" / XXXXVIII.Pz.Korps / 1.Pz.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd, Eastern Front
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 29. Aug. 1942 as Hptm., Kdr. IV.Btl. / Inf.Rgt. "Großdeutschland", Eastern Front
1939 Eisernes Kreuz I. Kasse: 12. Jun. 1940
1939 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse: 20. May 1940
Nahkampfspange II. Stufe (Silber)
Allgemeine-Sturmabzeichen
Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42"
Military Order for Bravery in War 4th Class (1st Grade)(Bulgaria)
Notes:
* In April 1945, along with the remnants of his Führer-Begleit-Divisoin (FBD), Remer managed to hold the Russians back (despite the 20:1 ratio in manpower) in the area Jägerdorf-Troppau and thereby managed to save at least 10.000 women and children from the Russian advance.
(Many thanks to Thomas Vanhassel for the information in this biographical sketch)
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