Hermann Bix
| Hermann Bix | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 October 1914 Strehlitz |
| Died |
31 July 1986 (aged 71) Wiesbaden |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1935–45 1956–70 |
| Rank |
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Oberstabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | 4th Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Bix (10 October 1914 – 31 July 1986) was a tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Nazi Germany's highest award for valour. He received the decoration on 22 March 1945.[1]
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Feldwebel in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 15[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in 3./Panzer-Regiment 35[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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