Rudolf Haen

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Years of service 1935–45 Name Rudolf Haen		Rank Oberstleutnant Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Anzio Died May 9, 1945, Bad Kissingen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held German heavy tank battalion Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Anzio, World War II

Melchior Rudolf Arthur Maria Haen (12 March 1915 – 9 May 1945) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the Panzer-Abteilung 103. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Haen was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was shot without trial.

Awards

Wehrmacht Long Service Award

Anschluss Medal (23 January 1939)

Sudetenland Medal with Clasp (17 October 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (3 November 1939)

1st Class (10 July 1941)

Panzer Badge

in Silver (1 June 1940)

in Silver 2nd Grade (8 May 1944)

in Silver 3rd Grade (8 May 1944)

in Silver 4th Grade (75) (8 May 1944)

in Silver 4th Grade (100) (8 May 1944)

Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (6 September 1942)

in Silver (3 February 1943)

German Cross in Gold on 6 September 1942 as Hauptmann in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 103

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 November 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 18 December 1942 as Hauptmann and chief of the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 103

590th Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Major and commander of Panzer-Abteilung 103

References

Rudolf Haen Wikipedia

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