Karl Kloskowski
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Born | 9 February 1917 Lankow, Germany |
Died | 23 April 1945 Harz, Germany |
(aged 28)
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Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves |
Karl Kloskowski (9 February 1917 – 23 April 1945) was a Hauptsturmführer the Waffen-SS who was awarded 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 by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Career
Kloskowski joined the SS in 1936 and was posted to the Germania regiment of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. He was promoted to Hauptscharführer on 10 January 1943 and served as a platoon commander in the 4th Company, 2nd SS Panzer regiment. He was awarded the Knight's Cross and the Honour Clasp in 1943.
After July 1943 he became a company commander in the Kampfgruppe Das Reich. In 1945 he was reassigned to the SS Brigade Westfalen and was allegedly killed in April 1945.[citation needed]
Awards
- Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (3 July 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (16 November 1941)
- in Silver (12 December 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (20 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 23 May 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer in the 7./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2[2]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 November 1943)[1]
- Panzer Badge II Grade (13 July 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
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Citations
Bibliography
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- 1917 births
- 1945 deaths
- SS-Hauptsturmführer
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from Schwerin
- People from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Waffen-SS personnel