Date of birth:

November 22nd, 1915 (Falkenau an der Eger, Falknov nad Ohří, Sokolov Austria-Hungary)

Date of death:

August 30th, 1964 (Kempten/Bavaria, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

Austrian

Promotions:
00.05.1940: Fahnenjunker
24.05.1941: Leutnant d. R. - RDA 01.03.1941
12.02.1943: Oberleutnant d. R. - RDA 01.03.1943
17.11.1943: Hauptmann d. R. - RDA 01.10.1943
19.10.1943: SS-Bewerber

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Infanterie-Regiment 85

Awarded on:

October 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 85

Awarded on:

March 5th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef, 3. Kompanie, Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 85, 5. Gebirgs-Division, XXVI. Armee-Korps, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Nord

Awarded on:

September 10th, 1943

During 1943 Oberleutnant Hampl was standing by as a reserve with his Kompanie south of Lake Ladoga when Soviet forces succeeded in penetrating onto commanding piece of high ground. Responding on his own initiative, Hampl led his men through a minefield and then launched a counterattack which succeeded in throwing the Soviets back and recapturing the trenches in the area. The Soviets lost 200 dead in this battle. Hampl would be awarded the Knight’s Cross for this risky yet ultimately successful action.

• Photo 1:
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
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