Herbert Bartels

Herbert Bartels
Born	15 August 1917 Fuhlendorf
Died	1 July 2009(2009-07-01) (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)
  • 1st Class (15 October 1940)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (19 August 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (5 November 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (28 July 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 3./Flak-Regiment 293 (motorized)
• German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1945 as Hauptmann in the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 293

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

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