Ludwig Bloos

Ludwig Bloos
Born	(1915-03-07)7 March 1915 Oberweiler
Died	18 February 1991(1991-02-18) (aged 75) Marktberolzheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 11
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Hube's Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Bloos (3 March 1915 – 18 February 1991) was an Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Panzer Badge
German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 11^[2]^[3]

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Panzer Division

Staff	Walther von Hünersdorff (Oak Leaves) Werner Kempf² (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels (Oak Leaves)

Units	Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Erhard Raus⁴ (Oak Leaves) Franz Bäke (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans-Günther Bethke Ludwig Bloos Richard Koll Hans Stern Erich Löwe⁵ (Oak Leaves) Otto Bittorf Johann von Ravenstein (Pour le Mérite) Martin Unrein⁷ (Oak Leaves) Paul Stahl (Oak Leaves) Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff Hermann Danzer Gustav Reimar⁶ (Oak Leaves)

² Oak Leaves with XXXXVIII Panzer Corps. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the XI Army Corps. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion. ⁷ Oak Leaves with the 14th Panzer Division.

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