Hans-Wilhelm Albers

Hans-Wilhelm Albers
Born	12 June 1914 Lauenburg
Died	4 June 1944 (aged 29) Field hospital in Rieti, Italy
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–44
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	I./Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Afrika"
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Tunisia Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Wilhelm Albers (12 June 1914 – 4 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. Hans-Wilhem Albers died on 4 June 1944 in a field hospital in Rieti, Italy. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Hauptmann in the 1./schwere Aufklärungs-Abteilung 408 (motorized)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Artillerie-Regiment 1 "Afrika"^[2][3]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 12.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 189.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com