Hans-Detloff von Cossel

Hans-Detloff von Cossel
Born	(1916-07-01)1 July 1916 Swakopmund, German South-West Africa
Died	22 July 1943(1943-07-22) (aged 27) Orel, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 35
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Operation Kutuzov †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Detloff von Cossel (1 July 1916 – 22 July 1943) was a Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was 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. Major von Cossel was killed in action near Orel during Operation Kutuzov and was posthumously awarded Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 December 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 August 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 5 May 1943 as Hauptmann in the I./Panzer-Regiment 35
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 September 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of 1./Panzer-Regiment 35
  • 285th Oak Leaves on 29 August 1943 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 35

References

Bibliography

• Alman, Karl (2008). Panzer vor - Die dramtische Geschichte der deutschen Panzerwaffe und ihre tapferen Soldaten (in German). Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88189-638-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht