Egon Aghta
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
- 2nd Class (14 December 1941)
- 1st Class (18 June 1943)
- in Gold
- 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
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