Draft:Gottlob Bidermann
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Gottlob Bidermann | |
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| Born | August 28th, 1920 |
| Died | September 1st, 2010 |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) |
| Unit | 132nd Infantry Division, 437th Infantry Regiment |
| Eastern Front | Battle of Sevastopol
Battle of Leningrad Cortland Pocket |
Gottlob Bidermann was a Lance Corporal and later Lieutenant in the German army during the Second World War. He served on the Eastern Front first as a part of an anti-tank gun crew and later as an infantry commander. He also wrote the famous In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front.
Early Life
[edit]Born on August 28th, 1920 in Stuttgart, Germany, Gottlob Bidermann would join the German military during peacetime.[1] It is unknown when exactly Bidermann enlisted in the military, but it can reasonably assumed that he enlisted pre-war as he talks about "peacetime regulations" throughout the book.
World War Two
[edit]Initial Deployment
[edit]Crimea
[edit]Leningrad
[edit]Courland Pocket
[edit]Post-War & Death
[edit]On September 1st, 2010, Gottlob Bidermann passed away at the age of 90 in Dornstetten, Germany.[2] He is buried at Friedhof Aach in Aach, Germany.[3]
In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front
[edit]The first version of Bidermann's memoir was called Krim-Kurtland mit der 132. Infanterie-Division 1941-1945 which was written by himself twenty years after coming home from Soviet gulags.[1] Originally written in German, Derek S. Zumbro, a former U.S. Navy Seal and friend of the Bidermann family, helped translate and re-write his original memoir.[4] The book's preface was written by Zumbro himself, while the introduction was written by military historian and professor, Dennis Showalter.[4] The current version of In Deadly Combat was published in 2000 and published by the University Press of Kansas.[4]
Overall, the book has been received fairly well. According to goodreads, as of 2024 the book has a 4.14 star rating.[5]
| German/Romanian | English | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse | Iron Cross 2nd Class |  |
| Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse | Iron Cross 1st Class |  |
| Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen | Infantry Assault Badge |  |
| Krimschild | Crimean Shield |  |
| Deutsches Kreuz (gold) | German Cross |  |
| Nahkampfspange (bronze and silver) | Close Combat Clasp | .png) |
| Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 (black, silver and gold) | Wounded Badge | .jpg) |
| Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres | Certificate of Recognition from the Commander-in-Chief of the Army |  |
| Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS | Honor Bar of the Army and Waffen-SS | .jpg) |
| Panzervernichtungsabzeichen (silver) | Tank Destruction Badge | .jpg) |
| Ärmelband Kurland | Courland Armband |  |
| Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" | Medal "Winter Battle in the East 1941/42" |  |
| Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului" | "Crusade Against Communism" Medal |  |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bidermann, Gottlob (2000). IN DEADLY COMBAT: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-2250-4.
- ^ a b "Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Gottlob-Herbert Bidermann (1920-2010) - Find a..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b c "In Deadly Combat". University Press of Kansas. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the East…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-11-05.