Halim Malkoč
Halim Malkoč | |
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Malkoč addressing members of the division | |
| Born | 12 August 1917 Bihać, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 8 February 1947 (aged 29) Bihać, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer / Imam |
| Unit | Handschar |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
Halim Malkoč (12 August 1917 – 8 February 1947) was a Bosniak Imam and SS Obersturmführer in the Waffen-SS division Handschar, and the first Muslim awarded the German Iron Cross during World War II. He received the medal for his involvement in the suppression of the Villefranche-de-Rouergue mutiny of 1943. He was born to a Bosniak family in Bihać on 12 August 1917.