Oskar Bauer

Oskar Bauer
Oskar Bauer
Born	13 March 1900 Mannheim
Died	20 January 1975(1975-01-20) (aged 74) Essen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1917 - 1918) Heer (1934 - 1935) Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
Years of service	1917–1918 1934–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Flak-Regiment 180
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Bauer (13 March 1900 – 20 January 1975) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Luftwaffe during World War II. 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. Oskar Bauer was captured in May 1945 by British troops and was released in 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • In Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 22 October 1941 as Major and commander of II./Flak-Regiment 4^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 106.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Bauer, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	13 March 1900
Place of birth	Mannheim, Germany
Date of death	20 January 1975
Place of death	Essen, Germany