Hinrich Ahrens

Hinrich Ahrens

Hinrich Ahrens
21 March 1921 – 31 December 2009 aoremovetag(aged 88)
Place of birth	Eickedorf
Place of death	Grasberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 1141
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battles of Rzhev East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hinrich Ahrens (21 March 1921 – 31 December 2009) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hinrich Ahrens was captured by Belgian forces in April 1945 and was held until September 1945.

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Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

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