Christian Hansen (general)

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Christian Hansen
Born	(1885-04-10)10 April 1885
Died	7 August 1972(1972-08-07) (aged 87)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	25th Infantry Division X. Armeekorps 16th Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1941 as General der Artillerie and commander of X. Armeekorps

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.