Adolf Vogt

Adolf Vogt

Born	31 August 1915 Sindolsheim
Died	21 September 1992(1992-09-21) (aged 77) Sindolsheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 105 Grenadier-Regiment 1054
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign Operation Overlord Falaise pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Adolf Vogt (31 August 1915 – 21 September 1992) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
German Cross in Gold (5 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 16 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 12./Grenadier-Regiment 1054^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Persondata
Name	Vogt, Adolf
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	31 August 1915
Place of birth	Sindolsheim, Germany
Date of death	21 September 1992
Place of death	Sindolsheim, Germany

Adolf Vogt

Awards and decorations

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