Walter Hagen (aviator)
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Walter Hagen
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Born | 16 March 1897 Kiel, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 24 November 1963 (aged 66) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1915–18 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | StG 1, Fliegerführer "Nord-Balkan", 17. Flieger-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Test pilot of Junkers |
Walter Hagen (16 March 1897 – 24 November 1963) was a German Luftwaffe Stuka pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Cross of Honor
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 July 1940 as "Major" and "Gruppenkommandeur" of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[2][Note 1]
- 77th Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[3][4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 November 1940 and 10 October 1944
Wehrmachtbericht references
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10 October 1944 (Addendum) | In den erbitterten Kämpfen in Ostserbien haben sich die 1. Gerbirgsdivision unter Führung des Ritterkreuzträgers Generalleutnant von Stettner und die 7. SS-Gebirgsdivision "Prinz Eugen" unter der Führung des Eichenlaubträgers Oberführer Kumm in schwierigstem Gelände durch vorbildliche Standhaftigkeit und schwungvollen Angriffsgeist besonders ausgezeichnet. Die Kämpf wurden wirksam unterstützt durch Luftwaffenverbände unter Führung des Eichenlaubträgers Generalmajor Hagen.[5] | In the fierce fighting in eastern Serbia, the 1st Mountain Division under the leadership of the Knight's Cross holder Lieutenant General von Stettner and 7th SS Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" under the leadership of the Oak Leaves holder Oberführer Kumm, have particularly distinguished themselves in difficult terrain by exemplary fortitude and spirited sweeping attacks. The combatants were effectively supported by air forces under the command of Oak Leaves holder Major General Hagen. |
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as Gruppenkommandeur of the Sturzkampfgruppe I./186.[3]
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Bibliography
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Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Eberhard Baier
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Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 21 June 1940 – 15 March 1943 |
Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Gustav Preßler |
Preceded by
General der Flieger Hans Seidemann
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Fliegerführer Afrika 1 February 1943 – February 1943 |
Succeeded by — |
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann
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Fliegerführer Kroatien Fliegerführer Nordbalkan 30 April 1944 – 1 February 1945 |
Succeeded by 17. Flieger-Division |
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