Hans von Bargen

Hans von Bargen
Hans von Bargen
Born	14 October 1914; Malente
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Äyräpää
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1944
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	StG 76; StG 3; SG 3; Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Battle of Britain; Balkans Campaign; Battle of Crete; North African Campaign; Battle of Bir Hakeim; Battle of the Caucasus; Battle for Kefalonia, September 1943; Battle for the Aegean Sea, October 1943; Battle for Leros, November 1943; Battle of the Pantherline, NW Russia, March 1944; Continuation War;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans von Bargen (14 October 1914 – 6 July 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II and 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. During his career he flew 400+ missions. Hans von Bargen was killed on 6 July 1944, after he was hit by Soviet flak near Äyräpää.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class (25 August 1940)
German Cross in Gold on 19 March 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and adjutant/Technishes Offizier of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[2]

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↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 24.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 104.

[1] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 24.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 104.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and Schlachtgeschwader 3
Sturzkampfgeschwader 3	Hans von Bargen Rudolf Braun Heinrich Eppen Siegfried Göbel Bernhard Hamester Eberhard Jacob Erhard Jähnert Christian Künkel Kurt Kuhlmey Martin Moßdorf Helmut Naumann Dietrich Peltz¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hubert Pölz² (Oak Leaves) Horst Schiller Walter Sigel (Oak Leaves) Herbert Stry Kurt Walter Josef Wenigmann
Schlachtgeschwader 3	Josef Blümel Heinrich Kempken Andreas Kuffner³ (Oak Leaves) Hans-Adolf Meyer Wilhelm Meyn Theodor Nordmann⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Rainer Nossek Kurt Riegel Herbert Schmidt Hans Töpfer
¹ Oak Leaves with KG 77, Swords as Angriffsführer England. ² Oak Leaves with SG 151. ³ Knight's Cross with StG 2. ⁴ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with StG 1

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Hans von Bargen
Born	14 October 1914 Malente
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Äyräpää
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1944
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	StG 76 StG 3 SG 3 Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete North African Campaign Battle of Bir Hakeim Battle of the Caucasus Battle for Kefalonia, September 1943 Battle for the Aegean Sea, October 1943 Battle for Leros, November 1943 Battle of the Pantherline, NW Russia, March 1944 Continuation War
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross