Adolf Pittschellis
Encyclopedia
Adolf Pittschellis was a Sturmbannführer
(Major) in the Waffen SS during World War II
who 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.
Sturmbannführer Adolf Pittschellis was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 23 August 1944,
Sturmbannführer
Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party equivalent to major, used both in the Sturmabteilung and the Schutzstaffel...
(Major) in the Waffen SS during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during World War II.
Sturmbannführer Adolf Pittschellis was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 23 August 1944,
Commands
3-SS-Division Totenkopf- 7th Battery, 3rd SS Panzer Artillry Regiment. (Hauptsturmführer)
- 1st Battery, 3rd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment. (Obersturmführer)
- IV.(schwere) Artillery Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment. (Hauptsturmführer)
- 3rd SS SturmgeschützSturmgeschützSturmgeschütz is a German word for "assault gun", usually abbreviated StuG. The vehicle was a leading weapon of the Sturmartillerie, a branch of the German artillery tasked with close fire support of infantry in infantry, panzer, and panzergrenadier units...
Battalion - 3rd SS PanzerjägerPanzerjägerPanzerjäger was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War which were the anti-tank arm-of-service who operated anti-tank artillery, and made exclusive use of the tank destroyers which were also named Panzerjäger...
Battalion. (Sturmbannführer) - 3rd SS Panzer Regiment (Sturmbannführer)