Wilhelm Loos

Wilhelm Loos
Born	27 December 1911 Metz, German Empire
Died	28 December 1988 (aged 77) Kiel, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1955–69
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 76
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Brest-Litovsk Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1943) Kamenets-Podolsky pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Loos (27 December 1911 – 28 December 1988) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, an award in recognition of extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Loos also received the rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold - one of only 631 awards of this class.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (9 August 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 February 1944)^[2]
  • in Silver (6 March 1944)^[2]
  • in Gold (18 May 1944)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold (31 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized) ^[3]

References

Citations

1. Berger 2004, p. 6.
2. Berger 2004, p. 302.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com