Date of birth:

August 2nd, 1904 (Passau, Germany)

Date of death:

January 22nd, 1993 (Innsbruck, Austria)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

III. / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 / 1.Gebirgs-Division

Awarded on:

April 11th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 91

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1944

Awarded for his defense achievements during the combat near Noworossijsk (08.-15.09.1943). Here Oberst Hörl and his subordinated troops distinguished themselves for their extraordinary steadfastness.

• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X