Hans Bartkowiak

Hans Bartkowiak
Born	8 March 1917 Görlitz
Died	15 April 1985 (aged 68) Waldkappel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorisiert)
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Bartkowiak (8 March 1917 – 15 April 1985) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 (1 July 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 September 1941)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (30 September 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 April 1942)^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (21 December 1943)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 October 1943 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 30 (motorisiert)^[2]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2010, p. 13.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 105.

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.
• 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945—Teil XI: Pioniertruppe—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Armed Forces 1939–1945—Part XI: Pioneer Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2398-6.

External links

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