Egon Aghta
Egon Aghta (29 January 1918 – 2 May 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Egon Aghta was a bomb-disposal technician and was responsible for defusing unexploded ordinance. He was killed by Soviet troops during the Battle of Berlin.
Awards and decorations
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.
- 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.
- Thamm, August (2005). Egon August Agtha—Feuerwerker und Sprengkommandoführer Berlin 1945 (in German). pro literatur Verlag. ISBN 3-86611-034-0.
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- Egon Aghta (Oak Leaves)
- Jacob Hoffend
- Karl Kudla
- Siegfried Rieger
- Heinz Schweizer
- Wilhelm Sitt
- Karl-Anton Thomas
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Aghata, Egon |
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| Short description |
German officer and Knight's Cross recipient |
| Date of birth |
29 January 1918 |
| Place of birth |
Berlin, Germany |
| Date of death |
2 May 1945 |
| Place of death |
Berlin, Germany |