HAEN, Rudolf
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Haen, Rudolf Date of birth:  March 12th, 1915 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany) Date of death:  May 9th, 1945 (Bad Kissingen/Bavaria, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Rudolf Haen was shot on 9th May 1945 in American captivity. His last position was Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and Ia with the 14.Armee.       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Awarded on: November 3rd, 1939         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Awarded on: July 10th, 1941         MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE) Awarded on: August 15th, 1942         KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: 1. / Panzer-Abteilung 103 Awarded on: September 6th, 1942 Details: Award 178/13.         EHRENBLATTSPANGE DES HEERES UND WAFFEN-SS Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Awarded on: November 19th, 1942 Details: 1370th Award Mentioned in Ehrenblatt, received the Spange after its institution.         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: Chef 1. / Panzer-Abteilung 103 / XIV.Panzer-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don Awarded on: December 18th, 1942 Details: 1374th Award. Submitted on 16th December 1942. Preliminary document and decoration on 22nd December 1942.         PANZERVERNICHTUNGSABZEICHEN IN SILBER Awarded on: July 1st, 1943         PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN II STUFE Rank: Major Unit: Panzer-Abteilung 103 Awarded on: May 8th, 1944 Details: Silver version         PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN III STUFE Rank: Major Unit: Panzer-Abteilung 103 Awarded on: May 8th, 1944         PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN IV STUFE ("75") Rank: Major Unit: Panzer-Abteilung 103 Awarded on: May 8th, 1944         PANZERKAMPFABZEICHEN IV STUFE ("100") Rank: Major Unit: Panzer-Abteilung 103 Awarded on: May 8th, 1944         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Major Unit: Kommandeur Panzer-Abteilung 103 / 3.Panzer-Grenadier-Division / I.Fallschirm-Korps / 14.Armee / Heeresgruppe C Awarded on: September 21st, 1944 Details: 590th Award. Submitted on 13th September 1944.         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X - Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000 - Hermann Historica 49.Auktion - Onderzoek via Panzer-Archiv Forum