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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hans Austen

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1937–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 487

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk (1943)

Died
  
January 24, 1994, Wuppertal, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Hans Wilhelm Klemens Viktor Maria Austen (27 July 1918 – 24 January 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 March 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal (20 August 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (4 September 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1943 as Hauptmann in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 487
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 487

    • References

    Hans Austen Wikipedia
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