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#REDIRECT [[List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Ba–Bm)]] |
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{{other people|Hans Bauer|Hans Bauer (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Infobox military person |
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|name=Hans Bauer |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1919|3|12|df=y}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1983|3|30|1919|3|12|df=y}} |
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|birth_place=[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |
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|death_place=[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |
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|nickname= |
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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch=[[File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg|23px|alt=|link=]] [[Waffen-SS]] |
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|serviceyears=1939–45 |
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|rank=[[Obersturmführer]] |
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|unit= |
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|commands=SS-Panzergrenadier-Batallion 506 |
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|battles=[[World War II]] |
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|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
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|relations= |
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'''Hans Bauer''' (12 March 1919 – 30 March 1983) was an ''[[Obersturmführer]]'' in [[6th SS Mountain Division Nord]] and received the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 5 April 1945. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. |
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==Career== |
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Bauer completed his compulsory ''[[Reichsarbeitsdienst]]'' (Reich Labour Service) from 1 April 1939 to 10 October 1939. On 11 October 1939, he joined [[Waffen-SS]] with the "Germania" [[Hamburg]]-[[Langenhorn]]. On 26 April 1941 he transferred to the 2. ''Kompanie'' (2nd company) of the SS-''Kraftfahr-Ersatz-Abteilung''. Bauer attended the [[SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz]] from 1 May until 15 September 1941. On 30 January 1942, he was promoted to SS-''[[Untersturmführer]]'' and posted the SS-Infanterie-Regiment 7 of the [[6th SS Mountain Division Nord|SS-Division "Nord"]]. On 20 March 1943, he transferred to SS-Schützen-Bataillon Nord (motorized) which was renamed to SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 on 6 February 1945. There he was promoted to SS-''[[Obersturmführer]]'' on 9 November 1943 and severed as leader of the 3. ''Kompanie'' (3rd company). He was taken [[prisoner of war]] on 8 May 1945. He was held at the ''Zivil-Internierungslager'' 409 (civilian internment camp 409) in [[Nuremberg]] from 15 June 1946 until he was released on 2 September 1947.<ref>Thomas & Wegmann 1987, pp. 246–247.</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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*[[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
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**2nd Class (8 July 1944)<ref name="Thomas & Wegmann p247">Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 247.</ref> |
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**1st Class (4 November 1944)<ref name="Thomas & Wegmann p247"/> |
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*[[Close Combat Clasp]] in Silver |
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*[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 5 April 1945 as SS-''[[Obersturmführer]]'' and leader of the 3./SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 205.</ref><ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.</ref> |
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==References== |
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;Citations |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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;Bibliography |
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{{refbegin}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Fellgiebel |
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|first=Walther-Peer |
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|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |
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|year=2000 |
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|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |
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|trans_title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |
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|language=German |
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|location=Friedberg, Germany |
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|publisher=Podzun-Pallas |
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|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Krätschmer |
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|first=Ernst-Günther |
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|year=1999 |
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|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS |
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|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS |
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|location=Coburg, Germany |
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|publisher=[[Nation und Europa|Nation Europa Verlag]] |
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|isbn=978-3-920677-43-9 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Scherzer |
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|first=Veit |
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|year=2007 |
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|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |
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|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |
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|language=German |
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|location=Jena, Germany |
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|publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag |
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|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last1=Thomas |
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|first1=Franz |
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|last2=Wegmann |
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|first2=Günter |
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|year=1987 |
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|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be |
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|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be |
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|language=German |
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|location=Osnabrück, Germany |
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|publisher=Biblio-Verlag |
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|isbn=978-3-7648-1153-2 |
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}} |
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{{refend}} |
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 6th SS MD}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Bauer, Hans |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Recipient of the Knight's Cross |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 12 March 1919 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 30 March 1983 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauer, Hans}} |
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