Hinrich Ahrens

Hinrich Ahrens
Born	21 March 1921 Eickedorf
Died	Grasberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 1141
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battles of Rzhev East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hinrich Ahrens (21 March 1921 – 31 December 2009) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht 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. Hinrich Ahrens was captured by Belgian forces in April 1945 and was held until September 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (7 November 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 August 1942)
  • 1st Class (29 November 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (24 March 1942)
  • in Silver (2 August 1942)
  • in Gold (23 August 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (10 August 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal (23 July 1942)
• 4 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
  • One on 7 February 1943
  • Two on 19 November 1943
  • One on 18 November 1944
• German Cross in Gold on 7 April 1944 as Unteroffizier in 14./Grenadier-Regiment 301
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1141

External links

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