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Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann

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Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann
Born	27 September 1904 Nuremberg
Died	27 August 1994(1994-08-27) (aged 89) Gräfelfing
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	4. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Radzymin (1944) Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann (27 September 1904 – 27 August 1994) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was the last commander of the 4. Panzer-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (16 May 1940)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Major and chief of 1./Schützen-Regiment 12^[2]
- 494th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 12^[3]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas 1997, p. 292.

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 191.

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Clemens Betzel	Commander of 4. Panzer-Division 27 March 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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