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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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|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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|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 the [[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 to 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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===Knight's Cross action=== |
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On 21 February 1945, SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 was withdrawn from its position in the area of [[Rothbach]] in the [[Vosges]] mountains. SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 was detached from the 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" and on 23 February was moved to Kohlhof near [[Neunkirchen, Saarland|Neunkirchen]] via [[Eppenbrunn]] and [[Zweibrücken]]. The combat vehicles of the battalion continued their journey via [[Lebach]], [[Losheim]] to a small forest {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} east of Britten. The battalion was subordinated to the [[416th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|416th Infantry Division]]. US forces had breached the sector defended by the 416th Infantry Division east of the [[Saar (river)|Saar]] river near [[Hamm, Luxembourg|Hamm]] and had penetrated the [[Westwall]]. A number of German strongpoints and bunkers had been encircled by US forces. In addition to his 3rd company, Bauer was put in command of 1st company of SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 and two further companies of the ''[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]]'' (German Army), and tasked with closing the breach. Attacking in the early morning hours, Bauer and his men, pushed the US forces back and closed the gap. Under heavy losses, he held his position until a new line of defense had been established. For these actions Bauer was awarded the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] ({{lang|de|''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes''}}).<ref>Krätschmer 1999, p. 824.</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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|origyear=1955 |
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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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