Adolf Peichl

Adolf Peichl was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant), 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. He was also one of only 631 men awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
Adolf Peichl was born in Vienna on the 8 December 1917. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Der Führer. He became one of the highest decorated NCO's in the German armed forces. Peichl survived the war and died in his home town of Vienna on the 4 June 1969.
Awards

Iron Cross 2nd class, 23 August 1941
Iron Cross 1st class, 28 October 1941
Tank Destruction Badge in Silver, 6 September 1943
Tank Destruction Badge in Silver, 6 September 1943 (Two awards for two tanks destroyed)
German Cross in Gold, 16 September 1943
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