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==Awards==
==Awards==
*[[Iron Cross]] (1939)
*[[Iron Cross]] (1939)
**2nd Class (8 July 1944)
**2nd Class (8 July 1944)<ref name="Thomas & Wegmann p247">Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 247.</ref>
**1st Class (4 November 1944)
**1st Class (4 November 1944)<ref name="Thomas & Wegmann p247"/>
*[[Close Combat Clasp]] in Silver
*[[Close Combat Clasp]] in Silver
*[[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>
*[[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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Hans Bauer
Born(1919-03-12)12 March 1919
Hamburg, Germany
Died30 March 1983(1983-03-30) (aged 64)
Hamburg, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Waffen-SS
Years of service1939–45
RankObersturmführer
CommandsSS-Panzergrenadier-Batallion 506
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 247.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 205.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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