Adolf Pittschellis
| Adolf Pittschellis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
28 October 1914 Homberg |
| Died |
26 January 1945 (aged 30) Stuhlweißenburg |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf |
| 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 General Assault Badge Wound Badge in Gold Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 Demyansk Shield |
Adolf Pittschellis (28 October 1914 — 26 January 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) 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.
Sturmbannführer Adolf Pittschellis was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 23 August 1944,[1]
Commands
3-SS-Division Totenkopf
- 7th Battery, 3rd SS Panzer Artillry Regiment. (Hauptsturmführer)
- 1st Battery, 3rd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment. (Obersturmführer)
- IV.(schwere) Artillery Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment. (Hauptsturmführer)
- 3rd SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion
- 3rd SS Panzerjäger Battalion. (Sturmbannführer)
- 3rd SS Panzer Regiment (Sturmbannführer)
References
Further reading
- 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.
- Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
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