Bartel, Ewald

Date of birth:: April 25th, 1910 (Wittenberge/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: May 29th, 1986 (Neusäß-Ottmarshausen/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
1939: Soldat
1941: Leutnant d.R.
1943: Oberleutnant d.R.
1944: Hauptmann d.R.
1945: Major d.R.

Ewald Bartel joined the 1st / Infantry Replacement Battalion 170 in 1939.
At the end of his training, Bartel was transferred to I.R.170 in 1940, with whom he took part in the France, Balkans and Russia campaigns. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1941. was promoted, he takes over the command of the 7th Company, with which he comes across the Crimea, the Kuban and the Caucasus.
On January 12, 1944 he was transferred to the staff of the Panzergrenadier Division "Feldherrnhalle", where he later took over command of the Panzergrenadier Battalion (106) "Feldherrnhalle".
Lying in the Trier area, the brigade was thrown into battle. For his successes in the Ardennes Offensive, Bartel received on December 31, 1944 as Hauptmann d.R. and battalion commander the knight's cross.
Shortly before the award, Bartel had also been transferred to the SA standard "Feldherrnhalle".
Most recently to major d.R. promoted, Bartel experienced the end of the war after the heavy fighting in Hungary and Slovakia.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:: 7. Komapnie, Infanterie-Regiment 170, 73. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: September 19th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 106, Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Feldherrnhalle"
Awarded on:: December 31st, 1944

Awarded for two feats of arms achieved on the western front in late 1944. The first one took place on the 30.10.1944. At 05:30 on this day Bartel personally led 25 volunteers from his Bataillon in a surprise attack against Hill 526 (located 1 km south of Nompatelize). Bartel and his men managed to take and then hold the hill until being relieved.

Bartel went on to distinguish himself in the Andlau-Eichhofen area on the 29.11.1944. As the 708. Volksgrenadier-Division was launching its own attack the Allies thrust from Hohwald towards the east and managed to capture Andlau. This created a danger that the German frontline would be rolled up. As other German infantry retreated, Hauptmann Bartel gathered up the currently available forces from his Bataillon and threw the Allies back while inflicting heavy losses. Shortly afterwards the Allies launched another attack from the north that penetrated into Eichhofen before carrying on further to the south. In a particularly energetic display of leadership, Bartel managed to also eject this enemy force with his Kampfgruppe and then chase it back to Mittelbergheim. By this a breakthrough was prevented.