Wolfgang von Bostell

Wolfgang von Bostell
Born	25 February 1917 Heiningen
Died	10 May 1991 (aged 74) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang Hans Heiner Paul von Bostell (25 February 1917 – 10 May 1991) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery.^[1]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 June 1940)^[2]
  • 1st Class (4 July 1941)^[2]
  • in Silver (2nd Grade) (5 April 1945)^[3][3]
• Eastern Front Medal (29 July 1942)^[3]
• Demyansk Shield (30 June 1944)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 September 1944 platoon leader in Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1023^[4]
  • Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 platoon leader in Panzerjäger-Abteilung 205^[1]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht, the OKW propaganda broadcast, on 14 August 1944. The report noted that Bostel had "particularly excelled himself in fighting enemy tanks in the area of Kodohn".^[5]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 69.
3. Thomas & Wegmann 1985, p. 45.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.
5. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, p. 202.

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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part I: Assault Artillery] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.