Oskar Bauer

Oskar Bauer
Oskar Bauer
Born	13 March 1900 Mannheim
Died	20 January 1975 (aged 74) Essen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1917–18) Heer (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1917–18 1934–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Flak-Regiment 180
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Bauer (13 March 1900 – 20 January 1975) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Oskar Bauer was captured in May 1945 by British troops and was released in 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 October 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (4 June 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (20 May 1940)
• General Assault Badge (30 January 1941)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (20 February 1942)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (16 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 October 1941 as Major and commander of II./Flak-Regiment 4^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 16.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 205.

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.
• 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

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