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Josef Holte (28 March 1912 – 20 August 1944) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Josef Holte was born on the 28 March 1912, in Gelsenkirchen. During World War II he volunteered for the SS-VT He took part in Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union where he was awarded his first combat decoration the Iron Cross 2nd class in July 1941 and the Iron Cross 1st class in November 1941. He was posted to the 9th SS Panzer Division ''Hohenstaufen'' as a platoon commander in the 2nd Company, 9th SS Panzer Regiment. He was killed in action of the 20 August 1944, near Livarot in France and awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross. ==Awards== * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 August 1944 as SS-''Oberscharführer'' of the Reserves and ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 9 "Hohenstaufen"〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 234.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josef Holte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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