Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann

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Years of service 1922–45 Name Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann Rank Oberst		Commands held 4. Panzer-Division Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Radzymin (1944) Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive Died August 27, 1994, Grafelfing, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann (27 September 1904 – 27 August 1994) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was the last commander of the 4. Panzer-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 September 1939)

1st Class (16 May 1940)

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Major in the I./Schutzen-Regiment 12

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Major and chief of 1./Schutzen-Regiment 12

494th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12

References

Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann Wikipedia

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