Leopold Holzmann

Leopold Holzmann
Born	5 March 1916 Großrußbach, Austria
Died	21 October 2002 (aged 86) Großrußbach, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939); 1st Class (15 June 1940)
• 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^[1]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 September 1944)

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 193.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.