ss-Rottenfuhrer josef sievers
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SS-Mann: 2. Apr. 1936
SS-Rottenfuhrer: 17. Okt. 1936 SS-Unterscharfuhrer: 20. Marz. 1938 SS-Schutze: 12. Juli. 1938 SS-Oberschutze: 22. Okt. 1939 SS-Sturmmann: 7. Aug. 1940 SS-Rottenfuhrer: 17. Apr. 1941 |
Josef Sievers was born in Stuttgart on 28. Juli, 1917. His father, Jan was a lawyer, and his mother Eva, was a nurse in an elderly ward. Josef was an intelligent child, and excelled in school. He was the top student in his class at Johannes-Gutenburg-Schule in Stuttgart, and following that he enrolled at the University of Stuttgart.
However, like many youth, he was active in politics, and joined the SD in 1936 while in enrolled at the Univeristy of Stuttgart. He was a member of the SD until 1938 when he was transferred to the SS-Totenkopfverbande and attached to the SS-Totenkopfstandarten 1. Although his record of service while in the SD is sealed, he managed to reach the rank of SS-Unterscharfuhrer, before he was demoted and transferred to the SS-Totenkopfverbande.
Although Josef was extremely upset with his demotion, which was a punishment for something he did in the SD, he seemed to enjoy he new assignment as a camp guard at Dachau. He was known among the communist prisoners as being short tempered, and cold. In 1939, he rolled into Poland with the 'Oberbayern' Standarte and was always quick to execute any orders asked by his officers, and the SD officers attached to his unit while serving in Poland. His unit served behind the lines, rounding up prisoners, and Polish leadership. Once again, Josef maintained his reputation for brutality.
Following the Polish Campaign, he was among the cadre of men sent to form the SS-Division "Totenkopf". He was promoted to the rank of SS-Oberschutze. He trained with the unit throughout the following year and through the spring of 1940. He was assigned to 2./SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1 when his unit rolled through the Low Countries and into France in May, 1940.
In the early days of the invasion, Sievers' company was moving in on the village of Lyon. The village was being defended by black French colonial troops. They surrendered in mass, and although some of the other companies in the regiment did not take prisoners, 2. Kompanie did, and returned both the officers and enlisted prisoners back to the regimental cage. However, not before Sievers was repremanded for executing three prisoners in violation of direct orders from his Zugfuhrer. This incident was overlooked, due to the stress of combat.
He was captured around the village of Bethune on the Le Blassee Canal, but managed to escape with some assistance from his Gruppenfuhrer, Otto Zoepf.
He was involved in all the heavy town fighting in the streets of France, and following the campaign was promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmmann. While serving with the unit, stationed in the South of France, the horrors of his actions in Poland and France began to creep up on him, and even more slaughter lay ahead. The men would soon be engaged in Russia.
However, like many youth, he was active in politics, and joined the SD in 1936 while in enrolled at the Univeristy of Stuttgart. He was a member of the SD until 1938 when he was transferred to the SS-Totenkopfverbande and attached to the SS-Totenkopfstandarten 1. Although his record of service while in the SD is sealed, he managed to reach the rank of SS-Unterscharfuhrer, before he was demoted and transferred to the SS-Totenkopfverbande.
Although Josef was extremely upset with his demotion, which was a punishment for something he did in the SD, he seemed to enjoy he new assignment as a camp guard at Dachau. He was known among the communist prisoners as being short tempered, and cold. In 1939, he rolled into Poland with the 'Oberbayern' Standarte and was always quick to execute any orders asked by his officers, and the SD officers attached to his unit while serving in Poland. His unit served behind the lines, rounding up prisoners, and Polish leadership. Once again, Josef maintained his reputation for brutality.
Following the Polish Campaign, he was among the cadre of men sent to form the SS-Division "Totenkopf". He was promoted to the rank of SS-Oberschutze. He trained with the unit throughout the following year and through the spring of 1940. He was assigned to 2./SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1 when his unit rolled through the Low Countries and into France in May, 1940.
In the early days of the invasion, Sievers' company was moving in on the village of Lyon. The village was being defended by black French colonial troops. They surrendered in mass, and although some of the other companies in the regiment did not take prisoners, 2. Kompanie did, and returned both the officers and enlisted prisoners back to the regimental cage. However, not before Sievers was repremanded for executing three prisoners in violation of direct orders from his Zugfuhrer. This incident was overlooked, due to the stress of combat.
He was captured around the village of Bethune on the Le Blassee Canal, but managed to escape with some assistance from his Gruppenfuhrer, Otto Zoepf.
He was involved in all the heavy town fighting in the streets of France, and following the campaign was promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmmann. While serving with the unit, stationed in the South of France, the horrors of his actions in Poland and France began to creep up on him, and even more slaughter lay ahead. The men would soon be engaged in Russia.
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