Arnulf Hölzerkopf

Arnulf Hölzerkopf
Born	(1909-01-31)31 January 1909 Lauenburg in Pommern
Died	11 August 1944(1944-08-11) (aged 35) Gironde estuary near Pauillac
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1928–44
Rank	Fregattenkapitän (Posthumously)
Unit	SSS Niobe cruiser Emden Hessen aviso Grille
Commands held	8. Minensuchflottille
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnulf Hölzerkopf (31 January 1909 – 11 August 1944) was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (22 November 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (10 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 3. Räumboots-Flottille^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 8. Minensuchflottille^[3]

References

Citations

1 2 3 Dörr 1995, p. 252.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 196.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.

Bibliography

Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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