Friedrich Hoßbach Military person

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Hossbach (22 November 1894 – 10 September 1980) was a German staff officer who in 1937 was the military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. 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.

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Friedrich Hoßbach
Birth dateNovember 22, 1894
Birth place
Unna
Date of deathSeptember 10, 1980
Place of death
Göttingen

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allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
LVI Panzer Corps
4. Armee
82 Infanterie-Division
service start1913
service end1945

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