Hißmann, Josef
- Date of birth:
- November 19th, 1907 (Elsen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 25th, 1989 (Elsen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, German Reich)
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- 2. Batterie, Fla-Bataillon (motorisiert) 617, Panzerarmee Afrika, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 12th, 1942
Written as Hissmann in Patzwall / Scherzer.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Fla-Bataillon (motorisiert) 617, Heeresgruppe Afrika, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1943
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Flak-Bataillon 617
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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