August Hinrich Dieckmann (29 May 1912 – 10 October 1943) was a commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Awards SS Degen (13 September 1936) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 June 1940) German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer in the I./SS-Regiment "Germania" Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Knight's Cross on 23 April 1942 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Regiment "Germania" 233rd Oak Leaves on 16 April 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Germania" 39th Swords on 10 October 1943 (posthumous) as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" References Citations Bibliography 1912 births 1943 deaths SS-Standartenführer Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Waffen-SS personnel killed in action People from Cuxhaven Military personnel from Lower Saxony