Karl Heinz Holzapfel

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Karl-Heinz Holzapfel Rank Major		Years of service 1936–45 Service/branch German Army
Commands held Pionier-Battalion 29 (Motorisiert) Battles/wars World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Allied invasion of Italy Battle of Monte Cassino Died January 15, 2003, Bad Hersfeld, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Karl-Heinz Holzapfel (5 July 1915 – 15 January 2003) was a highly decorated Major 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

Anschluss Medal

Sudetenland Medal

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

German Cross in Gold (29 November 1941)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 September 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Pionier-Battalion 29 (Motorisiert)

References

Karl-Heinz Holzapfel Wikipedia

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