Erik Hansen (general)
Appearance
Erick-Oskar Hansen | |
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Born | 27 May 1889 Hamburg |
Died | 18 March 1967 Hamburg | (aged 77)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | General der Kavallerie |
Commands | 4. Infanterie-Division 14. Panzer-Division LIV. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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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. 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
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- 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 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) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1967 deaths
- People from Hamburg
- Generals of Cavalry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- German World War II stubs