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 [...] 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

Bibliography

  • Thamm, August (2005). Egon August Agtha—Feuerwerker und Sprengkommandoführer Berlin 1945 (in German). pro literatur Verlag. ISBN 3-86611-034-0.