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Löser, Hans-Joachim

Date of birth:
April 4th, 1918 (Weimar, Germany)
Date of death:
February 13th, 2001 (Prien, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 230
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur III. / Füsilier-Regiment 230 / 76.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1943
During the fighting for the Stalingrad pocket in the winter of 1942/43, Hauptmann Löser especially distinguished himself for his defense of a German main dressing station at Rossoschka. For this he would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Hauptmann Löser was severely wounded during the Stalingrad siege and was evacuated on the last flight to leave Stalingrad.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
  • Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de

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