Engelbert Bockhoff

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Engelbert Bockhoff
Born 17 May 1913
Stadtlohn
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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
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

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Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.

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