Egon Aghta

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Egon Aghta Rank Hauptmann		Years of service 1939–45 Service/branch German Army
Born 29 January 1918 Berlin ( 1918-01-29 ) Unit Sprengkommando I/Luftgau III Battles/wars World War II Battle of Berlin † Died May 2, 1945, Berlin, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Battle of Berlin

Egon August Aghta (29 January 1918 – 2 May 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Egon Aghta was a bomb disposal technician and was responsible for defusing unexploded ordnance. He was killed by Soviet troops during the Battle of Berlin.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (14 December 1941)

1st Class (18 June 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Gold

German Cross in Gold (19 January 1945)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 3 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and Sprengmeister Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe I/Luftgau III Berlin

778th Oak Leaves on 12 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and Sprengmeister Fuhrer Sprengkommandos I/Luftgau III Berlin

References

Egon Aghta Wikipedia

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