Kurt Knispel

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Kurt Knispel
Kurt Knispel
Born(1921-09-20)20 September 1921
Salisfeld (Salisov), Czechoslovakia
Died28 April 1945(1945-04-28) (aged 23)
Urbau, Czechoslovakia
AllegianceNazi Germany Germany
Service/branchHeer
Years of service1940–45
RankFeldwebel
Unit12th Panzer Division
503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsGerman Cross in Gold, Iron Cross First Class, Tank Assault Badge in Gold

Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921, Salisfeld, Sudetenland, now part of Zlaté Hory, Czech Republic – 28 April 1945) was a German (of Sudeten Germans) tank commander in the Wehrmacht during 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 died in various places in Moravia and Silesia.[3]

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ Picture of the dog-tag - Nr. 812, 4. Kompanie Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 15
  2. ^ "Archeologové objevili hrob největšího tankového esa 2. světové války — Zprávy — Zpravodajství Brno — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  3. ^ "MZM - Uložení ostatků Kurta Knispela". Mzm.cz. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  4. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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