Hampel, Desiderius
- Date of birth:
- January 20th, 1895 (Sisak/Agram, Kingdom Croatia & Slavonia)
- Date of death:
- January 11th, 1981 (Graz/Styria, Austria)
- Service number:
- 468.174 (SS)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Altough he is listed in Fellgiebel as winner of the Ritterkreuz no evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. Presumably Desiderius Hampel received the Knight's Cross the same day as Karl Liecke and Hans Hanke. Letter from Ernst-Günther Krätschmer to Von Seemen dated 7 August 1980. According to Von Seemen presumably presented by General Maximilian de Angelis.The OdR processed Hampel's case in 1980 and Fellgiebel decided: Knight's Cross yes, 3 May 1945. In his book he noted: "A justification for the presentation was not given". Hampel was member of the OdR.
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
- Unit:
- Kdr., III. Bataillon, SS-Gebirgs-Jager-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen"
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr., SS-Gebirgs-Jager-Regiment 27
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 27
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Brigadeführer Desiderius Hampel - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Promotion request Brigadeführer
- Promotional document Brigadeführer
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