Lothar von Bischoffshausen

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Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Lothar Bischoffshausen Rank Oberst
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Mars Battle of Kursk Died February 18, 1970, Kassel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France

Lothar William Mordian Freiherr von Bischoffshausen (20 February 1897 – 25 July 1970) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. He was the fourth child of Heino Freiherr von Bischoffshausen and Helene born Freiin von Eickstedt. He married to Margarete Luise von Poseck in 1928.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class (24 December 1915)

1st Class (25 February 1918)

Wound Badge (1914)

in Black (30 September 1918)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (26 January 1935)

War Merit Cross with Swords

2nd Class (19 July 1941)

1st Class (25 October 1941)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (14 April 1942)

1st Class (23 April 1942)

Panzer Badge in Bronze (13 July 1942)

Eastern Front Medal (24 July 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Silver (2 October 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Knight's Cross on 4 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2

References

Lothar von Bischoffshausen Wikipedia

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