Erick-Oskar Hansen
Erick-Oskar Hansen | |
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 Erick-Oskar Hansen | |
| Born | 27 May 1889 Hamburg |
| Died | 18 March 1967 (aged 77) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1907–1945 |
| Rank | General der Kavallerie |
| Commands held | 4. Infanterie-Division 14. Panzer-Division LIV. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erick-Oskar Hansen was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Hanseatic Cross of the city of Hamburg
- Cross of Honor
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Crimea Shield
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of Michael the Brave
- 3rd Class (22 August 1941)
- 2nd Class (29 July 1942)
- German Cross in Gold (19 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 as General der Kavallerie and commander of LIV. Anmeekorps[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.
- 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.
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1967 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- People from Hamburg