Bio of Oberst Max Hecht (1898-1980)

Full nama: Max Karl Friedrich Hecht
Nickname: Max
Date of Birth: 27 January 1898 at Bautzen, Sachsen (German Empire)
Date of Death: 13 June 1980 at Hof, Bayern (West Germany)
NSDAP Number: unknown
SS Number: unknown
Academic Title: unknown
Family Member: unknown
Physical Feature: unknown

Beförderungen (Promotion):
31.03.1935 Hauptmann
01.06.1939 Major
01.02.1942 Oberstleutnant
20.04.1943 Oberst

Karriere (Career):
00.00 1916 Kriegsfreiwilliger in Königlich Sächsischen 2. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 28
00.00.1919 Member of the Freikorps in Baltic
00.00.1920 Re-entry into the Reichswehr with the rank of Oberleutnant
21.10.1934 Transferred to the Luftwaffe
01.10.1935 Batteriechef 5.Batterie / Scheinwerfer-Abteilung "Döberitz"
00.00.1936 Batteriechef in Flak-Regiment 22
05.04.1938 Referent Stab Luftgau-Kommando III
00.00.1940 Kommandeur des Stabes des Generalkommando Flakkorps I
01.02.1942 Served in Flak-Regiment 25
00.00.1942 Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 135
09.06.1942 Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 26
00.06.1942 Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 25
01.09.1943 Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 49
11.02.1944 Flak-Einsatz-Führer 1. Jagd-Division
15.11.1944 Führer 4. Flak-Division
00.00.1945 - 00.00.1946 POW

Orden und Ehrenzeichen (Medals and Decorations):
00.00.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
00.00.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
00.00.19__ Baltenkreuz II. und I.Klasse
00.00.193_ Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
00.00.193_ Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
00.00.19__ Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
00.00.19__ 1939 spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
22.11.1940 1939 spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
29.05.1941 Mentioned in Wehrmachtbericht
06.02.1942 Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
00.00.19__ Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
00.00.194_ Ärmelband “Afrika”
00.00.194_ Medaglia al Valor Militare (Italy)
07.03.1942 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Major and Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 135 (motorisiert). His unit single-handedly stopped the 7th British Tank Division in North Africa. Hecht stood in front of his soldiers as commander and personally led the battle..The following press article (dated 11 March 1942) describes his Ritterkreuz action: “Major Max Hecht has already participated in the First World War, and was decorated with the Iron Cross First & Second Class during this time. As commander of a Flak-Regiment, he has participated in all the decisive combat actions of Panzergruppe Afrika and led the missions of his Flak forces from the frontlines. His prudence, ruthlessness and bravery (which showed even in critical situations) were the catalysts for the heroic deeds of his subordinated Flak-Regiment. In the space of just a few weeks the unit destroyed 192 tanks, 31 armored reconnaissance vehicles and 18 aircraft.”

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Source :
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Hecht,_Max
https://www.facebook.com/Militaergeschichte18131945/photos/a.112018861221276/122695970153565/
http://www.historic.de/Militar/Personen/Hecht.htm
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/H/HechtM.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/66166/Hecht-Max-Karl-Friedrich.htm