Herbert Ziegler


Herbert Ziegler was an Austrian, as of 1938 German equestrian and officer. He competed in the individual eventing at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Life

Ziegler joined the cavalry of the Bundesheer and was promoted to Wachtmeister in a dragoon regiment on 15 August 1930. On 15 August 1931, he was commissioned as a Leutnant and on 15 August 1935 was promoted to Oberleutnant.
On 14 March 1938, he was taken over by the Wehrmacht as a Rittmeister and received rank seniority from 1 February 1938. As such he was transferred to the Kavallerie-Regiment 11 and was appointed commander of the 1. Schwadron. Subordinated to the XVII. Armeekorps, the regiment took part in the occupation of the Sudetenland.
On 18 January 1942. he was promoted to Major with rank seniority from 1 January 1942 and on 1 March 1944 to Oberstleutnant. Posthumously he was promoted to Oberst with rank seniority from 1 June 1944.

Death

Oberst Ziegler, commander of the Grenadier Regiment 361, was killed at the Italian Front on 25 June 1944. He is buried at Futa Pass Cemetery.

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