Hans-Joachim Kappis
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Born | Saalfeld, East Prussia | 9 December 1908
Died | 31 December 1970 Oberkalbach | (aged 62)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann of the Reserves |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans-Joachim Kappis (9 December 1908 – 31 December 1970) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 8 September 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 45[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 18 February 1945 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 45[3]
- (849th) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45[4][Note 1]
Notes
- ^ The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[5]
References
Citations
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.
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