Richard Hofsäss

Richard Hofsäss
Born	4 February 1914 Göbrichen, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	10 April 1999(1999-04-10) (aged 85) Germering
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 2
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Hofsäss (4 February 1914 – 10 April 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (11 October 1943)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (12 December 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 2^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 192.

Bibliography

Walther P. Fellgiebel (1986). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes, 1939-1945: die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger: die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Hauptband. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

World War 2 Awards.com

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance force

Willy Hofmann Richard Hofsäss Lothar Kmitta Konrad Knabe Wilhelm Knapp Fritz Köhler Kurt Kohlhagen Walter Krauß¹ (Oak Leaves) Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen Walter Patry Hans Pentzien Armin Pfaffendorf Helmut Pleß Ernst Sorge Werner Spindler Johannes Weineck Karl-Heinz Wilke

¹ Oak Leaves with Schlachtgeschwader 1.

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