Leopold Holzmann

Leopold Holzmann (5 March 1916 – 21 October 2002) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Sudetenland Medal (27 April 1940)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (15 June 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Silver (30 April 1945)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (14 October 1941)
 * Eastern Front Medal (24 September 1942)
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (9 September 1944)
 * German Cross in Gold (29 April 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 1059
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 September 1944)