Lothar Swierzinski

18th July 1922 in Gelsenkirchen

29th October 1944 in Bugmünde (near Warsaw Poland) due to an injury from the day before during the battle at Warsaw.

1940 Waffen-SS volunteer.
1941-1944 10./SS-Panzergrendier-Regiment 5 / 3.SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf". Active in Russia (1941-1942 Northern Russia: Kowno, Pleskau, Luga, Demjansk, 1943-44 in Southern Russia: Charkow, Kiew, Kirowograd, Kriwoi-Rog).

SS Rottenführer
SS Unterscharführer (1944)

Knights Cross (16 December 1943) for his actions in the area of Kirowograd/Kriwoi-Rog in October 1943. Russian units that got through the frontline were by his platoon and under his command destroyed and he managed to get a steady front line again (and several assaults by the Russians were not successfull because of his steady frontline).