Hans Havik
Military Person
1923 – 1997
Who was Hans Havik?
Hans Havik was a Untersturmführer and Major of Polizei in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Hans Havik was born in Groningen in the Netherlands on the 5 May 1923. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 6 May 1945 when serving as a platoon commander in the 1st Company, 4th SS Panzer Battalion, 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division.
Havik survived the war and died on the 21 September 1997 at Nürnberg.
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