Hermann Bix

Hermann Bix
Born (1914-10-10)10 October 1914
Strehlitz
Died 31 July 1986(1986-07-31) (aged 71)
Wiesbaden
Allegiance  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

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 44.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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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