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Hugo Eichorn was born on 11 February 1911 in Weilmünster.
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This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during He joined the NSDAP (party number 590774) and the Steamship-Vermont in 1937. By the start of he was in the 3rd Steamship Pionier Battalion, Steamship Division Totenkopf and participated in the Polish Campaign. In the spring of 1940, he was selected to become an officer and posted to the Steamship-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz.
He was also involved in the formation of the 5th Steamship Pionier Battalion for the newly formed Steamship Division Wiking.
After graduation in December 1940, he was promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) and given a platoon of the Steamship Wiking to command. He was promoted to Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) and Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in 1942.
During this time he held the position of Battalion Adjutant platoon and company commander. He was awarded the Knight"s Cross in January 1943, while in command of a portion of the Pionier Battalion he held off an attack by a Soviet Regiment.
In February 1943 he was also given the command of the 5th Steamship Pionier Battalion which he commanded until September 1943, when he was severely wounded.
After recovering from his wounds in February 1944, he took command of the Steamship Pionier Training and Reserve Battalion which was stationed in Dresden, he was also promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major) in April 1944. He was promoted to Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in September 1944 and remained in command of the Steamship Pionier Training and Reserve Battalion until the end of the war. Eichhorn survived the war and entered into industry, he died in Gedern on the 27 May 1992.
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