Hinrich Ahrens

Hinrich Ahrens

Born	21 March 1921 Eickedorf
Died	31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 88) Grasberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 1141
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battles of Rzhev East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hinrich Ahrens (21 March 1921 – 31 December 2009) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht 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. Hinrich Ahrens was captured by Belgian forces in April 1945 and was held until September 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 August 1942)
- 1st Class (29 November 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold (23 August 1943)
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (10 August 1944)
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (7 November 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (23 July 1942)
4 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (7 February 1943, 9 November 1943, 19 November 1943 and 18 November 1944)
German Cross in Gold (7 April 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 9 January 1945 as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 1141 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.

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.

Persondata
Name	Ahrens, Hinrich
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	21 March 1921
Place of birth	Eickedorf, Germany
Date of death	31 December 2009
Place of death	Grasberg, Germany

Hinrich Ahrens

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