Hans Hoßfeld
Hans Hoßfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 March 1912 Nierstein, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Died | 19 November 1944 (aged 32) on Sõrve Peninsula |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer (1934–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–44) |
| Years of service | 1934–44 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands | Marine Artillerie Abteilung 531 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously) |
Hans Hoßfeld (23 March 1912 – 19 November 1944) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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. Hoßfeld was killed in action by a tank grenade in defence of the Sõrve Peninsula on 19 November 1944.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- General Assault Badge (1944)[1]
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1944)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (May 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1944 as Kapitänleutnant (M.A.—naval artillery) in Marinebataillon Hoßfeld[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 October 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531
- 659th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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) - Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
{{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) - Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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