Ernst Stäudle

Ernst Stäudle
Ernst Stäudle in 1943
Born	6 June 1913 Heidenheim, Germany
Died	11 July 1946 (aged 33) Central Labour Camp Jaworzno, near Katowice, Poland in Soviet captivity
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant)
Unit	3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class

Ernst Stäudle (6 June 1913 – 11 July 1946) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Ernst Stäudle, was awarded the Knight's Cross in April 1942, while serving as an Oberscharfuhrer (Staff Sergeant) in the 8th battery, 3rd SS Artillery Regiment, SS Division Totenkopf on the Russian front (Eastern Front).

Personal

Stäudle was married to Margareta Hugo of Würzburg.

References

Further reading

• 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.
• Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.