Herbert Bartels

Herbert Bartels
Born	15 August 1917 Fuhlendorf
Died	1 July 2009 (aged 91) Landau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr)
Years of service	1937–45 1956–72
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Flak-Regiment 293 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich Battle of Stalingrad Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Karl Hermann Bartels (15 August 1917 – 1 July 2009) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe 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. Herbert Bartels was captured by American troops April 1945, he was released in August. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1972.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (15 October 1940)^[1]
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (19 August 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)^[1]
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (5 November 1943)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (28 July 1944)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)^{[2][Note 1]}
• German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1945 as Hauptmann in the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 293^[4]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as leader of the 3./schwere Flak-Regiment 293 (deployable).^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 14.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 202.
4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 24.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part V: The Air Defense Troops 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht