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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hans Bartkowiak

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
1938–45

Service/branch
  
German Army


Born
  
8 March 1917 Gorlitz (
1917-03-08
)

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorisiert)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration

Died
  
April 15, 1985, Waldkappel, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans Bartkowiak (8 March 1917 – 15 April 1985) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 (1 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 September 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 April 1942)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (21 December 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 October 1943 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorisiert)

    • References

    Hans Bartkowiak Wikipedia
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