Alois Obschil

Alois Obschil
Born	21 November 1919 Langendorf, Czechoslovakia
Died	23 September 2000 (aged 80) Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	3rd SS Division Totenkopf
Commands held	2./Grenadier-Regiment 1126
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Third Battle of Kharkov Lorraine Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Obschil (21 November 1919 – 23 September 2000) was a Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold, which was awaded 631 times.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (15 March 1944)^[1]
  • in Silver (?)^[1]
  • in Gold (March 1945)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Obersturmbannführer and Führer of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 1126 ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Berger 2004, p. 372.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 268.

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.
• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com