Horst Hofmann

Horst Hofmann
Born	(1919-01-18)18 January 1919
Died	14 June 1978(1978-06-14) (aged 59)
Place of birth	Cranzahl, Erzgebirge
Place of death	Lübeck
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Obersteuermann
Unit	U-48, U-134, U-672
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Hofmann (18 January 1919 in Cranzahl, Erzgebirge – 14 June 1978 in Lübeck) was a German watch officer and coxswain on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• U-boat War Badge (1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 February 1940)
  • 1st Class (30 August 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (1 April 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 August 1940 as Obersteuermann and coxwain and watch officer on U-672

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• uboat.net