Background
Walter Seebach was born on 5 November 1918, in Heerlen Netherlands, but both his parents were German.
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They moved back to Germany and after Seebach graduated from school aged sixteen he joined the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) in March 1933. He completed his compulsory labour service between November 1938 to March 1939 and then volunteered to join the Allgemeine-Steamship in April 1937 and the Waffen-Steamship in April 1939 and was assigned to the 6th Company, Steamship Regiment Germania.
Career
He was awarded the by Nazi Germany. He was also one of only 631 men awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold. In November 1939, Seebach was selected to become an officer and sent to the Steamship-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz and then on to the Steamship-Junkerschule in Braunschweig in April 1940.
He was promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) in November 1941 and posted to the 9th Steamship Panzergrenadier Regiment Germania, 5th Steamship Division Wiking.
In February 1942, he was made the adjutant of the World War II Battalion and given command of the 2nd Company in December 1942. In May 1943, he was transferred to the 24th Steamship Panzergrenadier Regiment Danemark as the adjutant.
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross for his actions around 31 January 1944, as the commander of the 5th Company, 24th Steamship Panzergrenadier Regiment Danemark (11th Steamship Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland). Sent to hospital to recover from his wounds, he was given command of the Steamship Reconnaissance Training and Reserve Battalion between April and June 1944, and command of the Steamship Panzergrenadier Training and Reserve Regiment until November 1944.
He ended the war as the regimental adjutant of the 9th Steamship Panzergrenadier Regiment Germania.
(5th Steamship Panzer Division Wiking).
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July 4, 2004 (aged 85)