Ludwig Bauer (soldier)

Ludwig Bauer

Born	24 July 1912 Inzing
Died	26 October 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 32) Rimini, Italy
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–1944
Rank	Feldwebel (Posthumously)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 117
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Bauer (24 July 1912 – 26 October 1944) 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. Ludwig Bauer was killed on 26 October 1944 near Rimini, Italy and was posthumously promoted to Feldwebel.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 January 1942)
- 1st Class (1 September 1943)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 23 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117^[1]

References

Citations

^ 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.

Persondata
Name	Bauer, Ludwig
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	24 July 1912
Place of birth	Inzing, Germany
Date of death	26 October 1944
Place of death	Rimini, Italy

Ludwig Bauer (soldier)

Awards and decorations

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