Egon Aghta

Egon Aghta
Born	(1918-01-29)29 January 1918 Berlin
Died	2 May 1945(1945-05-02) (aged 27) Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Service years	1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Sprengkommando I/Luftgau III
Conflicts	World War II Battle of Berlin †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Egon August Aghta (29 January 1918 – 2 May 1945) was a Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Aghta was a bomb disposal technician and was responsible for defusing unexploded ordnance. He was killed in action during the Battle of Berlin.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 December 1941)
  • 1st Class (18 June 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Gold
• German Cross in Gold (19 January 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and Sprengmeister Sprengkommando der Luftwaffe I/Luftgau III Berlin
  • 778th Oak Leaves on 12 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and Sprengmeister Führer Sprengkommandos I/Luftgau III Berlin

References

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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