Hans Bergen

Hans Bergen
Born	5 March 1890 Munich
Died	17 February 1957 (aged 66) Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–19 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	323. Infanterie-Division 299. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Hans Bergen (5 March 1890 – 17 February 1957) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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 Bergen was captured in 1945 by the Western Allies and was released in 1947

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 November 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (24 December 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Hans Bergen @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)