Alois Obschil

Alois Obschil
Born	(1919-11-21)21 November 1919
Died	23 September 2000(2000-09-23) (aged 80)
Place of birth	Langendorf, Czechoslovakia
Place of death	Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	3rd SS Division Totenkopf
Commands held	2./Grenadier-Regiment 1126
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Third Battle of Kharkov Lorraine Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Obschil (21 November 1919 – 23 September 2000) was a highly decorated Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (15 March 1944)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (March 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Obersturmbannführer and Führer of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 1126

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Berger, Florian (2004) (in German). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold]. Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com