Years of service ?–1945
1956–69 Service/branch German Army | Name Engelbert Bockhoff | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Kursk
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Invasion of Normandy
Falaise pocket
Battle of the Bulge
Ruhr Pocket Died January 26, 2010, Cologne, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 „Der Fuhrer“ Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Engelbert Bockhoff (17 May 1913 – 26 January 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Engelbert Bockhoff was captured by American forces in May 1945. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, and retired in 1969 as an Oberstleutnant.
Awards and decorations
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