Horst Castka

Horst Castka
Born	15 December 1915 Bromberg
Died	14 June 1984 (aged 68) Viersen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	–1945
Rank	Oberwachtmeister
Unit	Artillerie-Regiment 1562
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Castka^{[Note 1]} (15 December 1915 – 14 June 1984) was a Oberwachtmeister and artillery observer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 Marc 1942 as Oberwachtmeister and Vorgeschobener Beobachter (Artillery observer) in the 11./Artillerie-Regiment 1562^[1][2]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer last name is spelled Kastka.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 433.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.

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.
• 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

• Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945