Ludwig Barth

Ludwig Barth
Born	(1907-02-04)4 February 1907 Reihen
Died	25 November 1942(1942-11-25) (aged 35) Rzhev, Russia
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1927–42
Rank	Stabsfeldwebel
Unit	14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Yelnya Offensive Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Barth (4 February 1907 – 25 November 1942) was a highly decorated Stabsfeldwebel 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. Ludwig Barth was killed on 25 November 1942 during Operation Mars.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (14 August 1941)^[1]
- 1st Class (4 October 1941)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 August 1942 as Stabsfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 14.(Panzerjäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 14^[2]

References

Citations

1 2 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 224.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 105.

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.
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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Staff	Curt Gallenkamp Paul Völckers

Units	Georg Gebhardt¹ (Oak Leaves) Walter Hollaender Wilhelm Kohler² (Oak Leaves) Georg von Neufville Ludwig Merker Ludwig Barth Ernst Kaether Josef Schreiber (Oak Leaves) Oskar Eckholt Alfons Hitter³ (Oak Leaves) Albert Schneider

¹Knight's Cross with 97th Jäger Division. ²Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe of the 9th Panzer Division. ³Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division.

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