Desiderius Hampel
Desiderius Hampel (born January 20, 1895 in Sisak , Austria-Hungary , † January 11, 1981 in Graz , Austria ) was an Austrian officer , most recently an SS brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS . From 1944 until the end of the war he commanded the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS "Handschar" (Croatian No. 1) . During the First World War he served in the Austro-Hungarian army .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 3, 1945
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 136.
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 27 .
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| SURNAME | Hampel, Desiderius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian officer, most recently an SS brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sisak , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1981 |
| Place of death | Graz , Austria |