Walter Hagen (aviator)

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

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.

Walter Hagen
Born	16 March 1897 Kiel, German Empire
Died	24 November 1963(1963-11-24) (aged 66)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	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)
• 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
  • Oak Leaves on 17 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1

References

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.