The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hoßfeld was killed in action by a tank grenade in defence of the Sõrve Peninsula on 19 November 1944. Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 September 1942) 1st Class Infantry Assault Badge General Assault Badge (1944) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1944) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (May 1944) German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1944 as Kapitänleutnant (Master of Arts—naval artilllery) in Marinebataillon Hoßfeld Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 6 October 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531 659th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and commander of Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 531.
