When the 9th Panzer Division was transferred to the Western Front, Bauer went with them. In the program Bauer describes his experiences as a Panzer crewman from training to his baptism of fire in the Battle of Moscow, after being wounded he returned to his unit ( 9th Panzer Division) for the German offensive in the Caucasus. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.īauer features in Greatest Tank Battles season 2, Episode 7.
Ludwig Bauer (born 16 February 1923) was a Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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