Adolf Peichl
| Adolf Peichl | |
|---|---|
|
Oberscharführer Adolf Peichl (left) | |
| Born |
8 December 1917 Vienna, Austria |
| Died |
4 June 1969 (aged 51) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Untersturmführer |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Close Combat Clasp in Gold Tank Destruction Badge in Gold x 2 Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Wound Badge in Gold |
Adolf Peichl (8 December 1917 – 4 June 1969) was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also one of only 631 men awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
Adolf Peichl was born in Vienna on the 8 December 1917. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer. He became one of the highest decorated NCO's in the German armed forces. Peichl survived the war and died in his home town of Vienna on the 4 June 1969.[1][2]
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd class, 23 August 1941
- Iron Cross 1st class, 28 October 1941
- Tank Destruction Badge in Silver, 6 September 1943
- Tank Destruction Badge in Silver, 6 September 1943 (Two awards for two tanks destroyed)
- German Cross in Gold, 16 September 1943 (Oberscharführer and platoon commander, Der Führer Regiment)
- Tank Destruction badge in Silver, 20 September 1943
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze, 22 October 1943
- Close Combat Clasp in Silver, 22 October 1943
- Close Combat Clasp in Gold, 26 October 1943 (Hauptscharführer, platoon commander,Der Führer Regiment)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 16 October 1944
- Wound Badge in Gold
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Tank Destruction Badge in Silver
- Tank Destruction Badge in Gold (For destroying his fifth tank by hand)
- Tank Destruction Badge in Gold (For destroying his tenth tank by hand)
- Tank Destruction Badge in Silver (For destroying his eleventh tank by hand) [1][2]
References
- Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ww2awards".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "fronkjemper".
- Bibliography
- Kurowski Franz (2005). Infantry Aces. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3202-9.
- 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.
- Mattson, Gregory (2002). SS-The realm. The History of the Second SS division, 1939-45. Staplehurst. ISBN 1-86227-144-5.
- 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.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Henschler Henri & Fay Will (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS 1943-45. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2.