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Hans Werner Bartels

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Hans-Werner Bartels

Commands held
  
I./Grenadier-Regiment 399

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
December 2, 1991, Leer, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Hans-Werner Bartels (28 January 1910 – 2 December 1991) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Crimea Shield
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 February 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 399
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 January 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 399

    • References

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