Hans Strippel

Hans Strippel
Born	1 December 1912 Obergeis
Died	26 November 1983 (aged 70) Bad Hersfeld
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1932–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Operation Konrad Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Strippel (1 December 1912 – 26 November 1983) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (19 August 1941)
  • in Silver (22 January 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Panzer Badge in Silver (5 July 1941)
  • Class II for 25 (8 January 1944)
  • Class III for 50 (30 July 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 1^[3]
  • 485th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1^[4]

Notes

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 363.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 465.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 337.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

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.
• 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.
• 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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht