Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen
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| Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 November 1913 Breslau |
| Died | 6 March 1945 (aged 31) Lake Balaton, Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Rittmeister der Reserve |
| Commands held | II./Reiter-Regiment 31 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen (3 November 1913 – 6 March 1945) was a highly decorated Rittmeister der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen was killed on 6 March 1945 near Lake Balaton, Hungary during Operation Frühlingserwachen.
[edit] Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (28 June 1941)
- 1st Class (13 March 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Kuban Shield
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and chief of the Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Schwadron 173[1]
- 699th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Rittmeister der Reserve and commander of II./Reiter-Regiment 31[2]
[edit] References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
