Hinrich Ahrens

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Hinrich Ahrens Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1940–45 Rank Feldwebel
Unit Grenadier-Regiment 1141 Battles/wars World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battles of Rzhev East Prussian Offensive Died December 31, 2009, Grasberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Operation Barbarossa

Hinrich Ahrens (21 March 1921 – 31 December 2009) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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. Hinrich Ahrens was captured by Belgian forces in April 1945 and was held until September 1945.

Awards and decorations

Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (7 November 1941)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (10 August 1942)

1st Class (29 November 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (24 March 1942)

in Silver (2 August 1942)

in Gold (23 August 1943)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze (10 August 1944)

Eastern Front Medal (23 July 1942)

4 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants

One on 7 February 1943

Two on 19 November 1943

One on 18 November 1944

German Cross in Gold on 7 April 1944 as Unteroffizier in 14./Grenadier-Regiment 301

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Unteroffizier and Geschutzfuhrer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1141

References

Hinrich Ahrens Wikipedia

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