Herbert Bartels
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Herbert Bartels
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Born | 15 August 1917 Fuhlendorf |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Landau |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
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 |
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)
- 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]
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- 1917 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Vorpommern-Rügen
- People from the Province of Pomerania
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Luftwaffe personnel of World War II
- German Air Force personnel
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States