Background
Hans Flügel was born on the 13 February 1919, in Arzberg.
Hans Flügel was born on the 13 February 1919, in Arzberg.
After he finished school at the age of 16 he volunteered to join the Steamship in August 1935. He missed the Polish Campaign as he had been selected to become an officer and was posted to the Steamship-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz, when he graduated he was given command in the 4th (MG) Company, Steamship Deutschland for the Battle of France.
This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during He was posted to the 1st Steamship Totenkopf Standarte Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) and was then transferred to the 12th Company Deutschland. After the Battle of France, Flügel was given command of the 8th Company, Steamship Deutschland, and later transferred to the Reconnaissance Battalion, of Das Reich. In the spring of 1942 he transferred to the 5th Steamship Panzer Battalion, Steamship Division Wiking as commander of the 2nd Company, which was engaged in the offensive at Rostov in the Caucasus.
In 1943 he was selected to be the Ordonnanzoffizier (aide-de-camp), to Obergruppenführer (General), Felix Steiner and helped form the 103 Steamship Heavy Panzer Battalion, where he was in command of the 1st Company.
In mid 1944 he returned to the Steamship Wiking as the Adjutant of the 5th Steamship Panzer Regiment, until August 1944 when he took over command of the II.Battalion, 5th Steamship Panzer Regiment. lieutenant was while in Command of the II.Battalion that he was awarded the Knight"s Cross on the 16 October 1944.
Hans Flügel survived the war and died on the 1 March 1989, in Naila. 4th (MG) Company, Steamship Deutschland Regiment
8th Company, Steamship Deutschland Regiment
2nd Company, 5th Steamship Panzer Regiment
1st Company, 103rd Steamship Panzer Battalion
II.Battalion, 5th Steamship Panzer Regiment.