Date of birth:

February 4th, 1907 (Reihen, Germany)

Date of death:

November 25th, 1942 (Chlepen-Prudy, Soviet Union)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Dukhovshchina
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German

00.00.1927, entered the Reichswehr
00.00.1939: 14. (Panzer-Abwehr) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 195
00.00.1940: 14. (Panzer-Jäger) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 238
00.00.1941: 14. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 14
12.08.1942: panzer fight near Parwen, Königsberg
13.08.1942: Stabsfeldwebel, Zugführer, PaK-Zug, 14. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 14 destroyed 14 tanks south west of Machotino, one of them with a Tellermine T-Mine 35
14.08.1942-18.08.1942: his PaK-Zug destroyed 19 more tanks near Tissely
25.11.1942: reported MIA after a reconnaissance near Chlepen, region Rshew

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Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

1939

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 14th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 4th, 1941

other sources give 10.10.1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1941

Silver version.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Stabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major)

Unit:

Zugführer, PaK-Zug, 14. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 14

Awarded on:

August 1942

For destroying a Tank with a T-mine in summer 1942 near Peski.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Stabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major)

Unit:

Zugführer, 14. Komapnie, Infanterie-Regiment 14, 78. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

August 20th, 1942

Awarded for his achievements during the summer 1942 fighting in the Rzhev salient. On the 12.08.1942 Barth and his Pak Zug stood ready for defense within the context of a tank battle at Peski. On this day Barth allowed a force of Soviet armour to approach to within 300 metres before ordering his Pak guns to open fire. 14 tanks were destroyed by gunfire, and a further one was personally destroyed by Barth with a Teller mine. Up until the 18.08.1942 a further 19 Soviet tanks were destroyed by Barth’s Zug while it was stationed near Tissely. Barth himself would be recognized appropriately for his actions during this time.

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Bender R.J., Breyette T., Tank Killers, RJ Bender Publications, 2000, ISBN 0-912138-83-1
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  

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