Hermann Potschka

Hermann Potschka
Born	9 November 1911 Untertannowitz, Austria
Died	1 May 1945 (aged 33) Berlin, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Sturmbannführer (Major)
Unit	SS-VT 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold Wound Badge

Hermann Potschka (9 November 1911 — 1 May 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He 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.

Hermann Potschka was born on the 9i November 1911 in Untertannowitz in Austria. He was a member of the NSDAP (party number 6580695)and volunteered to join the SS (SS number 334016). By November 1943 he had been promoted to Sturmbannführer and was the commander of the III. Battalion, 11th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment, 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Norland. He was awarded the Knight's Cross when in command of this Battalion during the fighting in the Courland Pocket. Hermann Potschka was wounded during the Battle of Berlin and died in hospital on the 1 May 1945.

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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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.