Hans Hoßfeld

Hans Hoßfeld
Born	23 March 1912 Nierstein
Died	19 November 1944 (aged 32) on Sõrve Peninsula
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1934–41)  Kriegsmarine (1941–44)
Years of service	1934–44
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	Marine Artillerie Abteilung 531
Battles/wars	World War II Moonzund Landing Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously)

Hans Hoßfeld (23 March 1912 – 19 November 1944) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hoßfeld was killed in action by a tank grenade in defence of the Sõrve Peninsula on 19 November 1944.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 September 1942)^[1][2]
  • 1st Class^[1][2]
• Infantry Assault Badge
• General Assault Badge (1944)^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1944)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939) in Black (May 1944)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1944 as Kapitänleutnant (M.A.—naval artilllery) in Marinebataillon Hoßfeld^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 October 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531
  • 659th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1996, p. 275.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 303.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 199.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Hans Hoßfeld @ Deutsche Marinearchiv
• Hans Hoßfeld @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45