Adolf Bischoff

Adolf Bischoff
Born	16 August 1922 Landwehrhagen
Died	2 July 1944 (aged 21) Stołpce, Belarus
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1941–44
Rank	Unteroffizier
Unit	Panzergenadier-Regiment 112
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Adolf Heinrich Albert Bischoff (16 August 1922 – 2 July 1944) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Adolf Bischoff was listed as missing in action as of 2 July 1944 near Stołpce, Belarus.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 September 1943)^[1]
  • 1st Class (19 December 1943)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Panzer Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1944 as Obergefreiter and Gruppenführer in the 1./Panzergenadier-Regiment 112^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 53.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 222.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Huß, Jürgen (2009). Ritterkreuzträger im Mannschaftsstand 1941 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-042-9.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

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