Kurt Knispel
| Kurt Knispel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
20 September 1921 Salisfeld (Salisov), Czechoslovakia |
| Died |
28 April 1945 (aged 23) Urbau (Vrbovec), Czechoslovakia |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Wehrmacht |
| Rank | Feldwebel |
| Unit |
12th Panzer Division 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945[1]) was a German tank ace during World War II, notable for his 168 confirmed tank kills, making him the most successful fighter in armored warfare.[2][3][4] .
On 10 April 2013 Czech authorities confirmed that Knispel's remains were found with 15 other German soldiers behind a church wall in Vrbovec, identified by his dog tags.[5] [6] On 12 November 2014 German War Graves Commission reburied his remains at the military cemetery in Brno together with 41 other German soldiers who died in various places in Moravia and Silesia.[7]
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 20 May 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 1./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503[8]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 25 April 1944
References
- Citations
- ↑ "Detailansicht". Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ↑ Norris, John "Vehicle Art of World War Two" Pen and sword Military, 2016 p85
- ↑ Ganz, A.Harding "Ghost Division: The 11th "Gespenster" Panzer Division and the German Armored" Stackpole Books 2016
- ↑ Clodfelter, Micheal. "Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty" McFarland, 2017 p 456
- ↑ "Archeologové objevili hrob největšího tankového esa 2. světové války — Zprávy — Zpravodajství Brno — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Remains of Kurt Knispel located ...". War History Online. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ↑ "MZM - Uložení ostatků Kurta Knispela". Mzm.cz. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 238.
- Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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