Hubert Sniers

Hubert Sniers
Born	6 April 1915 Rheydt
Died	11 November 1999 (aged 84) Heiden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine (1936–41) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Italian Campaign Battle of Normandy
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hubert Sniers (6 April 1915 – 11 November 1999) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger 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

• Parachutist Badge
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 September 1943)^[1]
  • 1st Class (29 January 1944)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 290.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Das-Ritterkreuz.de