Hubert Mickley

Hubert Mickley
Born	11 April 1918 Schönlanke, West Prussia
Died	30 December 1944 (aged 26) Bastogne, Belgium
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–44
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	II. Panzergrenadier-Battalion/Führer-Begleit-Brigade
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Battle of the Bulge Siege of Bastogne †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hubert Mickley (11 April 1918 – 30 December 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Hubert Mickley died from wounds on 30 December 1944 in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (17 June 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 23 January 1942 as Leutnant in the 5./(Jäger) Infanterie-Regiment 4^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 4^[3]
  • 540th Oak Leaves on 4 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 4^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 82.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 310.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 255.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.

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