Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)

Unit:

Zugführer 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (mot.)

Awarded on:

September 4th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt describes why Hindelang received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hans Hindelang… particularly distinguished himself in the western campaign. It was above all thanks to his actions that his Panzerjäger were able to destroy 44 French tanks from their hill position at Connage. He also withstood an attack by enemy tanks at Stonne, where 10 light and 3 heavy enemy tanks were destroyed. The Knight’s Cross was the reward for these great successes.”