Career
Sandig was born on the 11 September 1911 in Eppendorf, Saxony. He volunteered for the Steamship and was given the Steamship service number 10,676. He was posted to the Leibstandarte Steamship Adolf Hitler and given command of the 7th Company.
Sandig was awarded the Knight"s Cross on the 5 May 1943 while in command of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
Sandig was in command of a Kampfgruppe (battle group) during the Ardennes Offensive, which consisted of his own Regiment less one Battalion, attached to the 1st Steamship Panzer Regiment ( Kampfgruppe Peiper ), plus the Stug (Assault Gun) Battalion.
