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)
Commands	SS Brigade Westfalen
Battles / wars	World War II
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 a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. 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)