Walter Hagen (aviator)

Walter Hagen (16 March 1897 – 24 November 1963) was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

This article is about the Luftwaffe general. For the golfer, see Walter Hagen.

Walter Hagen
Born	16 March 1897
Died	24 November 1963 (1963-11-25) (aged 66)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	StG 1, Fliegerführer "Nord-Balkan", 17. Flieger-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 June 1940)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 July 1940 as "Major" and "Gruppenkommandeur" of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 239.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 360.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Eberhard Baier	Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 21 June 1940 – 15 March 1943	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Gustav Preßler
Preceded by General der Flieger Hans Seidemann	Fliegerführer Afrika 1 February 1943 – February 1943	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann	Fliegerführer Kroatien Fliegerführer Nordbalkan 30 April 1944 – 1 February 1945	Succeeded by 17. Flieger-Division