Hermann Haderecker
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Hermann Haderecker | |
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Born | 27 April 1915 Ingolstadt |
Died | 5 August 2001 Regensburg | (aged 86)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1934–45 1956–73 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorisiert) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Haderecker (27 April 1915 – 5 August 2001) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Hermann Haderecker was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1955. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1973.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal (18 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 October 1939)
- 1st Class (16 June 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (24 August 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (20 April 1944)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (31 August 1943)
- Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (4 September 1943)
- German Cross in Gold (14 April 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 20 (motorisiert)[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
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.
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Categories:
- 1915 births
- 2001 deaths
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- People from Ingolstadt
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria