Engelbert Bockhoff

Engelbert Bockhoff
Born	17 May 1913 Stadtlohn
Died	26 January 2010(2010-01-26) (aged 96) Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–69
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Invasion of Normandy Falaise pocket Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Engelbert Bockhoff (17 May 1913 – 26 January 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Engelbert Bockhoff was captured by American forces in May 1945. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, and retired in 1969 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 October 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9
• Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com