Hans Stern (SS officer)

Hans Stern
Born	2 May 1907 Kassel
Died	30 March 1972(1972-03-30) (aged 64) Unknown
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1962
Rank	Obersturmbannführer (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 11
Commands	SS Brigade Westfalen
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Western Allied invasion of Germany
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Stern (2 May 1907 – 30 March 1972) was an Obersturmbannführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Hans Stern was awarded the Knight's Cross while a member of the Heer, he transferred to the Waffen SS in 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1941 as Hauptmann and chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 11

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. {{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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Das Ritterkreuz.de