Years of service 1936–45
1956–77 Died 1999 | Name Horst Zobel Service/branch German Army | |
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Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kursk
Battle of the Seelow Heights
Battle of Berlin Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Unit Panzer Division Muncheberg Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Horst Zobel (6 May 1918 – 2 October 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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.
Awards and decorations
References
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