Ernst Voß

Ernst Voß
Ernst Voß
Born	3 November 1899; Timmenrode, Germany
Died	11 October 1943 (aged 43); Nowo-Lipiwo, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–1918; 1935–1943
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 585
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Leningrad; Third Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Kursk; Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation; Lower Dnieper Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer (Possibly 1919–1935)[citation needed]

Ernst Voß (3 November 1899 – 11 October 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Between World War I and World War II he was a Police Officer.^{[citation needed]} He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Voß was killed on 11 October 1943 near Nowo-Lipiwo, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and on 28 October 1943 was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations [edit]

Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 September 1939)
- 1st Class (31 May 1940)
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (17 August 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 18 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 585^[1]
- 314th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 585 ^[2]

References [edit]

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

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Persondata
Name	Voß, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	3 November 1899
Place of birth	Timmenrode, Germany
Date of death	11 October 1943
Place of death	Nowo-Lipiwo, Ukraine

Ernst Voß

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Ernst Voß
Born	(1899-11-03)3 November 1899 Timmenrode, Germany
Died	11 October 1943(1943-10-11) (aged 43) Nowo-Lipiwo, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–1918 1935–1943
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 585
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer (Possibly 1919–1935)^{[citation needed]}