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Hermann Bix | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1914 Strehlitz |
| Died | 31 July 1986 (aged 71) Wiesbaden |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1935–45 1956–70 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Oberstabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | 4th Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Bix (10 October 1914 – 31 July 1986) was a highly decorated panzer ace in the Wehrmacht. 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.
Biography
Hermann Bix was born on 10 October 1914 in Strehlitz in the region of Silesia. He attended vocational school for mechanical engineering and later joined the Wehrmacht in 1935. He served in the Invasion of Poland and Battle of France. In June 1941 he took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. On 20 October 1941 he was awarded the Iron Cross I and II. Class. On 22 August 1942 he stepped on a mine and was wounded. Evacuated to Germany he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942. He spent eighteen months training cadets.
Bix returned to the Eastern Front and joined the Panzer-Regiment 35 attached to the 4th Panzer Division. He fought with the Division under the command of Army Group Centre until August 1944 in command of a Panther tank. Transferred to Army Group North he fought defensive battles against the Soviet offensive Operation Bagration. In August he was wounded in action and received the wound badge in Silver and Panzer Assault Medal Second Class.
In October 1944 the Division was engaged in the fighting around Danzig in East Prussia. His unit was re-equipped with the Jagdpanther tank destroyer. From January to May 1945, his unit was caught in the Courland pocket. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1945 and before the end of the war he was named an officer cadet.
In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and served until 1970, retiring as an Oberstabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major).
Medals and Decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
- 1st Class (20 October 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver (18 August 1944)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Panzer Badge
- II Class (18 August 1944)
- IV (100) (22 March 1945)
- German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Feldwebel in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 15[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 3./Panzer-Regiment 35[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Alman, Karl (2008). Panzer vor - Die dramtische Geschichte der deutschen Panzerwaffe und ihre tapferen Soldaten (in German). Würzburg, Germany: Flechsig Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88189-638-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Kurowski, Franz (2004). Panzer Aces:German Tank Commanders of WWII. Mechanicsburg PA, USA.StackPole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3173-1.
- 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
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External links
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- 1914 births
- 1986 deaths
- People from Strzelce Opolskie
- Panzer commanders
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war