Bretz, Hans
- Date of birth:
- July 29th, 1926 (Rothenburg ob der Tauber/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 23rd, 2007 (Regensburg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfähnrich (Sergeant 1st Class)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, Panzerjagd-Brigade Oberschlesien, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1945
Awarded through Heeresgruppe Mitte after 3rd May 1945 by Generalfeldmarschall Schörner.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- 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
- Ritterkreuz Archiv I / 2008
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