Adolf Peichl Military person
Adolf Peichl (8 December 1917 – 4 June 1969) was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also one of only 631 men awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold.Adolf Peichl was born in Vienna on the 8 December 1917. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer. He became one of the highest decorated NCO's in the German armed forces. Peichl survived the war and died in his home town of Vienna on the 4 June 1969.
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| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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| service start | 1939 |
| service end | 1945 |