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Leonhard Bischoff

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Leonhard Bischoff

Unit
  
33rd Infantry Division

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Rostov Operation Uranus Operation Diadem Battle of the Bulge Operation Veritable Operation Varsity

Died
  
May 17, 1978, Vienna, Austria

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Battle of France, Battle of Greece

Leonhard Bischoff (30 July 1917 – 17 May 1978) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1942)
  • 1st Class (12 September 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 March 1943)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (12 March 1945)
  • Panzer Badge (6 July 1941)
  • Crimea Shield (6 February 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 November 1944 as Feldwebel in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1945 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115

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    Leonhard Bischoff Wikipedia
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