Alois Etthöfer
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Alois Etthöfer (3 April 1912 — 20 November 1944) was a SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Alois Etthöfer was born on the 3 April 1912, at Margetshöchheim and was a member of the NSDAP (party number 4,850,217) and the SS (SS number 152 310). He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in September 1941 and the 1st class award in October 1941. The award of the German Cross came while serving with the 3rd Battery, SS Polizei Artillery Regiment in October 1942. He was given command of the 4th SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion in June 1943, followed by command of the 4th SS Polizei Panzer Battalion in November 1944. It was while in command of this unit that he was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after being killed in action on the 20 November 1944, in Hungary.
He was first recommended for the Knight's Cross in January 1942 but that recommendation was rejected and he was eventually awarded the Knight's Cross posthumously in March 1945.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge in Black
- General Assault Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal 1941/42
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (8 February 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (23 October 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as SS-Sturmbannführer and Major of the Schupo, and commander of SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4[2][3]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division
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| SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 |
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| SS-Polizei-Panzer–Abteilung 4 |
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1 Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Das Reich", Swords with the VI. SS-Freiwilligen Armeekorps. 2 Knight's Cross with SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves with the Stab. 3 Knight's Cross with SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 2, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8, Swords with the Kampfgruppe. 4 Oak Leaves with the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wegmann 2004, p. 386.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 175.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 299.
