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Hans Stern (SS officer)

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Years of service
  
?–1945 ?–1962

Name
  
Hans Stern

Died
  
March 30, 1972

Commands held
  
SS Brigade Westfalen

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 11

Role
  
SS officer

Service/branch
  
Waffen-SS

Hans Stern (SS officer)
Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Obersturmbannfuhrer (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Western Allied invasion of Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans Stern (2 May 1907 – 30 March 1972) was an Obersturmbannfuhrer, in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Hans Stern was awarded the Knight's Cross while a member of the Heer, he transferred to the Waffen SS in 1943.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Panzer Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1941 as Hauptmann and chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 11

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