• Dutch Waffen -SS

Date of birth:

May 5th, 1923 (Groningen, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

September 21st, 1997 (Stein near Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)

Service number:

456.022 (SS Nr.)

Nationality:

Dutch

Hans Havik was the first child of two. His father was an engineer. He was raised as an evangelical. He had seven years of primary school, three years of grammar school. In 1932, as an eight-year-old boy, he joined the youth storm of the NSB and became an ensign. Service with the SS from 16 April 1941 with the SS Freiw. Standarte "Nordwest". Havik was a tall, slim man (1m 90). Sturmbannführer Klingenberg describes him as "someone who still needs to work on in terms of performance and attitude, aware of his responsibilities, helpful but with underdeveloped military skills. H. is open and clear. His general development is good. Despite a long illness, he has brought this up to standard through further training with great dedication." Klingenberg finds him suitable as an SS-Führer (officer) and he is nominated by him as Schützenzugführer (commander of an infantry platoon). The intention is that after having proven himself as a platoon commander at the front, he will be transferred to the SD.

Hans Havik was a student at the SS Junkerschüle Tolz (8. Kriegslehrgang): 8 June 1942 to 5 December 1942. Then he was sent to the SS Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Btln. "Wiking" as Untersturmführer on 1 May 1943 and from there to SS Sturmgeschützabteilung 5 (Gen.Kdo. Gem. SS Pz.Korps) on 10 June 1943. He remained there until 28 November 1944. Where he is then is unclear, but on 14 January 1945 he turns up in the Panzer-Abteilung of SS Polizei Panzergrenadier-Division. This is at odds with the information from the Führerliste which gives him in 1945 at 4.Komp./SS-Panzer-Regiment "Wiking".

Promotions:
December 5th, 1942: SS-Standartenoberjunker
March 10th, 1943: SS-Untersturmführer

Career:
April 16th, 1941: SS-Freiwilliger, SS-Freiwillige-Standarte "Nordwest"
June 8thm, 1942 - December 5th, 1942: SS-Junker, 8. Kriegs-Junker-Lehrgang, SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz
December 1942: SS-Standartenoberjunker, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland"
February 18th, 1943 - April 30th, 1943: WIA at Grischino and sent to a Lazarett
May 1st, 1943: SS-Ustuf, SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Bataillon "Wiking"
June 10th, 1943 - November 28th, 1944: SS-Ustuf, Zugführer, SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
January 14th, 1945: SS-Ustuf, Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Abteilung 4, 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenoberjunker

Unit:

SS-Freiwillige-Standarte "Nordwest", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

December 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenoberjunker

Unit:

SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Westland", Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

February 18th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Zugführer, I. Bataillon, SS-Polizei-Panzer-Abteilung 4, 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division

Awarded on:

May 6th, 1945

Presentation was not possible for his imprisonment as POW.
Recent research has risen doubts on the awarding of the Ritterkreuz to Hans Havik. According to the autho Scherzer there would be insufficient evidence to support the awarding.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: STIWOT
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - KRÄTSCHMER, E.G., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS, K.W. Schütz, 1982.
  - das-ritterkreuz.de