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 held 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

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
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