Hermann Kreß

Hermann Kreß
Born	23 July 1895
Died	11 August 1943(1943-08-11) (aged 48) Novorossiysk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	4th Mountain Division
Battles / wars	Battles/Campaigns World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Kreß was a German General der Gebirgstruppe during World War II who commanded the 4th Mountain Division. In 1938 he was appointed to command the 1st Mountain Division's 99th Regiment, which he led until 1943. After heavy losses to the 1st Mountain Division he was given command of the 4th Mountain Division which he led as part of the XXXXIX Mountain Corps in the Battle of the Caucasus. Kreß was killed by a Soviet sniper on 11 August 1943, near Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Meyer, Hermann Frank [in German] (2008). Blutiges Edelweiß: die 1. Gebirgs-Division im Zweiten Weltkrieg [Bloody Edelweiss: the 1st Mountain Division in the Second World War] (in German). Berlin, Germany: Ch. Links. ISBN 9783861534471.