Friedrich Hengstler

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Friedrich Hengstler
Nickname	Fritz
Born	11 July 1913 Öfingen
Died	8 February 1998(1998-02-08) (aged 84) Murnau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Hengstler (11 July 1913 – 8 February 1998) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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
Infantry Assault Badge
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in the 3. / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 183.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Mountain Division

Stab	Hubert Lanz¹ (Oak Leaves) Ludwig Kübler Walter Stettner Ritter von Grabenhofen

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98	Hans Daumiller Franz Doff Karl Eisgruber Alois Eisl Siegwart Göller Heinz Groth Peter Grübl Friedrich Hengstler Harald von Hirschfeld (Oak Leaves) Walter Hölz Egbert Picker Michael Pössinger² (Oak Leaves) Carl Rall Josef Salminger Wilhelm Spindler³ (Oak Leaves) Matthias Starl

Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99	Georg Audenrieth Johann Bauer Josef Fleischmann Josef Häfele Walter Kopp Hermann Kreß Anton Mosandl Adolf Seitz Wilhelm Spindler³ (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Villinger Helmut Vögtle

Gebirgs-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 44	Albert Kaiser Rudolf Lang

Radfahr-Abteilung 54	Erich Lawall

Panzer-Abteilung 60 (Attached)	Klaus Müller

¹Knight's Cross with the XVIII Army Corps ²Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 1123 (558th Volksgrenadier-Division) ³Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 98, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 99

Persondata
Name	Hengstler, Friedrich
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	11 July 1913
Place of birth	Öfingen, Germany
Date of death	8 February 1998
Place of death	Murnau, Germany

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