Ludwig Bloos

Ludwig Bloos
Born	(1915-03-07)7 March 1915 Oberweiler
Died	18 February 1991(1991-02-18) (aged 75) Marktberolzheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 11
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Hube's Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Bloos (3 March 1915 – 18 February 1991) was an Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com