Hans Bauer (SS officer)

For other people named Hans Bauer, see Hans Bauer (disambiguation).

Hans Bauer
Born	(1919-03-12)12 March 1919 Hamburg, Germany
Died	30 March 1983(1983-03-30) (aged 64) Hamburg, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Obersturmführer
Commands	SS-Panzergrenadier-Batallion 506
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Bauer (12 March 1919 – 30 March 1983) was an Obersturmführer in the 3 Company, SS-Panzergrenadier—Battalion 506 who was awarded 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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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)
• 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)

External links

• "Hans Bauer". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2012.