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Walter Hagen (aviator)

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Walter Hagen
Born16 March 1897
Kiel
Died24 November 1963(1963-11-24) (aged 66)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchLuftwaffe
RankGeneralmajor
CommandsStG 1, Fliegerführer "Nord-Balkan", 17. Flieger-Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Adolf Christian 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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Thomas 1997, p. 239.
  2. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 360.

Bibliography

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  • 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