Carl Hoff
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Carl Hoff
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Born | Straßburg |
11 January 1915
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Schwelm |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Commands held | 1. Räumbootflottille |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl Hoff (11 January 1915 – 10 July 1951) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 4 November 1944 as Kapitänleutnant in the 1. Räumbootflottille[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille[2][a]
Footnotes
- a There is no reference of the Knight's Cross awarded to Carl Hoff in the archives of the Kriegsmarine. His personal file contains a copy of a letter from 1955 by the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), indicating that no proof of the award exists. Author Manfred Dörr states that Hoff received the Knight's Cross on 28 May 1945, thus after the capitulation. The date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.[3]
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