Martin Hackl

Martin Hackl
Born	6 January 1920 Gmund am Tegernsee
Died	22 September 2006 (aged 86) Tegernsee
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Major der Reserve
Unit	2./Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Hackl (6 January 1920 – 22 September 2006) was a highly decorated Major der Reserve 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Gold (12 December 1944)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 December 1943 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94^[3]
• German Cross in Gold on 23 November 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 2./Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 158.
2. Berger 2004, p. 153.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com