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Bäke showed promise as a Panzer leader during the campaign and on 1 November 1939 was promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve Lieutenant and appointed company commander.
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Bäke and showed
Bäke, commanding II ./ Panzer-Regiment 11, showed great skill as a tank commander, inflicting heavy losses on the advancing Soviets during the fighting withdrawal to Kharkov and preventing a large scale breakthrough.
Bäke and Panzer
Bäke fought during World War I, but rose to fame for his command of heavy Panzer forces in World War II.
On 10 May 1940, Bäke and 6. Panzer took part in Fall Gelb, the invasion of France.
In December 1943, he was ordered to begin formation of an ad-hoc reinforced tank regiment, titled Heavy Panzer Regiment Bäke Bäke.
The cutting edge was provided by Heavy Armored Regiment Bäke ( Schweres Panzer Regiment Bäke ), named for its commander Lt. Col.
When III Panzer Corps was finally given a realistic mission of relieving Gruppe Stemmermann, German logistics proved incapable of keeping Bäke's heavy tank regiment supplied, leading Bäke to stop the advance on Hill 239 because one group of his tanks had run out of fuel.
Bäke and leader
On 1 January 1938, Bäke was transferred to Panzer-Abteilung 65, where he served as platoon leader of the Abt's light column.
Bäke and during
Bäke remained immersed in his dental practice during the tumultuous events of 1933 to 1936, but in early 1937 he applied to join the reserves, being accepted on 1 April 1937.
On 11 January 1943, Bäke was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his efforts during these battles.
For his actions during Operation Citadel, Bäke was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.
In January 1944, Bäke commanded his regiment during the battles for the Balabonowka pocket.
Bäke single-handedly destroyed three Soviet tanks during the battle with infantry weapons at close range, for which he received three Tank Destruction Badges, worn on his upper right sleeve.
For his actions during these battles, Bäke received the Swords to the Knight's Cross on 14 February 1944 as 49th Wehrmacht soldier.
Bäke and campaign
During the blitzkrieg campaign, Bäke, in command of 1. Kompanie, seized an undamaged bridge over the Meuse at Arques.
Bäke and on
After attending school and receiving excellent grades, Bäke planned on a career in medicine.
After basic training, Bäke was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 11, which was in action on the Western Front.
With the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939, Bäke was still serving with Panzer-Abteilung 65.
Bäke, however, made an ill-advised attack on the U. S. 90th Infantry Division near Aumetz on the night of September 7 – 8, 1944.
In late January, Bäke took a training course in divisional command, and on 9 March he was given command of the newly formed Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2 and sent to Hungary.
Bäke and 1
On 1 May 1940 Bäke was promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve.
On 1 August 1941, Bäke was promoted to Major der Reserve.
On 1 June 1942, Bäke was promoted to commander of II ./ Abteilung of Panzer-Regiment 11.
On 1 November 1943 Bäke was promoted to Oberstleutnant der Reserve Colonel and his command of the regiment was made official.
On 1 May 1944, Bäke was promoted to Oberst der Reserve.
On 1 January 1945, Bäke transferred from reserve to active duty, and as such was referred to as only Oberst.
Bäke and November
In November 1916 Bäke was transferred to the artillery arm and served with Artillerie-Regiment zu Fuß Nr. 7.
In November 1941, Bäke was appointed to the position of Ordonnanz-Offizier for Panzer-Regiment 11.
Bäke and was
Franz Bäke ( 28 February 1898 – 12 December 1978 ) was a German Army officer and panzer ace.
A reservist, Bäke was a dentist in civilian life, having received his Doctorate in Dental Medicine in 1923.
Bäke was born in Schwarzenfels ( a part of Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse ) in the kreis of Fulda in Hesse-Nassau.
In mid-1916, Bäke accepted an offer to become an officer candidate and was briefly transferred to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 10.
Bäke was given his World War I rank of officer cadet and posted to Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6, a reconnaissance unit.
For his actions in securing the bridge, Bäke was awarded the Iron Cross first class.
Bäke was appointed to the staff of 6.
On 14 July, the commander of Panzer-Regiment 11 was severely wounded, and command of the regiment was temporarily delegated to Bäke.
Bäke and promoted
On 20 April, Bäke was promoted to Generalmajor.
Bäke and der
After these two major exercises, Bäke returned to his dentistry practice, spending the required time in reserve training to achieve the rank of Leutnant der Reserve Lieutenant by December 1937.
Bäke and commander
During the ferocious armored battles, Bäke led the regiment and proved himself a capable regimental commander.
* Franz Bäke ( last commander of the division )
It was commanded by the ace panzer commander Generalmajor Dr. Franz Bäke.
Bäke and .
In May 1915, Bäke volunteered for the German Army.
After the armistice, Bäke remained in the army until his demobilisation in January 1919.
After his release from military service, Bäke returned to his studies in medicine.
After receiving his credentials, Bäke established his own dentistry practice in Hagen, which became quite successful.
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