Josef Holte
| Josef Holte | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 March 1912 Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Died |
20 August 1944 (aged 32) Livarot, France |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–44 |
| Rank | Oberscharführer |
| Unit |
SS-VT 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 |
Josef Holte (28 March 1912 – 20 August 1944) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He 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.
Josef Holte was born on the 28 March 1912, in Gelsenkirchen. During World War II he volunteered for the SS-VT He took part in Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union where he was awarded his first combat decoration the Iron Cross 2nd class in July 1941 and the Iron Cross 1st class in November 1941.
He was posted to the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen as a platoon commander in the 2nd Company, 9th SS Panzer Regiment. He was killed in action of the 20 August 1944, near Livarot in France and awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 August 1944 as SS-Oberscharführer of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"[1][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as SS-Oberscharführer and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9.[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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.
- Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. 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.
- 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.
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