Walter Hagen (aviator)
Appearance
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Born | 16 March 1897 Kiel |
Died | 24 November 1963 | (aged 66)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | StG 1, Fliegerführer "Nord-Balkan", 17. Flieger-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Adolf Christian Hagen (16 March 1897 – 24 November 1963) was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards
[edit]- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 June 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 July 1940 as "Major" and "Gruppenkommandeur" of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[2]
- Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1963 deaths
- Military personnel from Kiel
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German World War II pilots
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
- Major generals of the Luftwaffe
- German test pilots
- Luftstreitkräfte personnel
- Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents
- German Air Force personnel stubs