Hans-Joachim Kappis
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Hans-Joachim Kappis
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Born | (1908-12-09)9 December 1908 Saalfeld, East Prussia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Oberkalbach |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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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.
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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]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 466 2 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 45 3 Knight's Cross with Sturm-Bataillon AOK 8
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