Engelbert Bockhoff

Engelbert Bockhoff
Born	17 May 1913 Stadtlohn
Died	26 January 2010(2010-01-26) (aged 96) Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–69
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Invasion of Normandy Falaise pocket Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Engelbert Bockhoff (17 May 1913 – 26 January 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht 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. Engelbert Bockhoff was captured by American forces in May 1945. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, and retired in 1969 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 October 1943)
German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 ^[1]
Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.

Bibliography

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.
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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 9th Panzer Division

Staff	Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt (Oak Leaves) Alfred Ritter von Hubicki Walter Scheller

Units	Wilhelm von Apell Engelbert Bockhoff Willibald Borowietz² (Oak Leaves) Rudolf von Bünau Hans-Henning Eichert Heinrich Ernst Walter Gorn (Oak Leaves & Swords) Georg Grüner¹ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Kohler⁵ (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Püttcher Wilhelm Schmalz⁴ (Oak Leaves) Johannes Schulz Max Sperling Ferdinand Wegerer (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the 16th Panzer Division. ² Oak Leaves with the 15th Panzer Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with Panzer Division Hermann Göring). ⁵ Knight's Cross with the 78th Infantry Division.

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