Date of birth:

April 4th, 1918 (Weimar, Germany)

Date of death:

February 13th, 2001 (Prien, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Infanterie-Regiment 230

Awarded on:

October 3rd, 1942

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.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• 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