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Kurt Knispel | |
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 Kurt Knispel | |
| Born | 20 September 1921 Salisfeld (Salisov), Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 28 April 1945 (aged 23) Urbau, Czechoslovakia |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Feldwebel |
| Unit | 12th Panzer Division 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
World War II
On April 10, 2013 Czech authorities confirmed that Knispel's remains were found with 15 other German soldiers behind a church wall in Vrbovec. He was identified by his dog tags.[1][2] On November 12, 2014 his remains were reburied at the military cemetery in Brno together with 41 other German soldiers who fell in various places in Moravia and Silesia.[3]
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 20 May 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 25 April 1944
References
- Citations
- ^ Picture of the dog-tag - Nr. 812, 4. Kompanie Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 15
- ^ "Archeologové objevili hrob největšího tankového esa 2. světové války — Zprávy — Zpravodajství Brno — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ "MZM - Uložení ostatků Kurta Knispela". Mzm.cz. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 238.
- Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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