Hans Hoßfeld
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Hans Hoßfeld
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Born | (1912-03-23)23 March 1912 Nierstein |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. on Sõrve Peninsula |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer (1934–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–44) |
Years of service | 1934–44 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
Commands held | 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 artilllery) 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
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