Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Born	25 September 1887; Stade
Died	15 September 1973 (aged 85); Wiesbaden
Buried	South Cemetery Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1906–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	269. Infanterie-Division; 15. Infanterie-Division; VII Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944);
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst-Eberhard Hell (19 September 1887 – 15 September 1973) was a German general in Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisional commands and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Hell surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class^[1]
Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)^[2]
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)^[2]
Silver Liakat Medal with Sabres^[2]
Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası; "Gallipoli Star", "Iron Crescent")^[2]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Artillerie and leader of the VII. Armeekorps^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 1 February 1943 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII. Armeekorps^[4]
- 400th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII. Armeekorps^[4]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 March 1944)^[5]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas 1997, p. 266.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Reichswehrministerium. Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 146.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 176.
^ ^a ^b Scherzer 2007, p. 378.
^ Wegmann, Günter (1982). Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht gibt bekannt... Der deutsche Wehrmachtbericht. Vollständige Ausgabe der 1939–1945 durch Presse und Rundfunk veröffentlichten Texte mit einem Orts-, Personen- und Formationsregister. Band 3: 1944–1945 und Register (in German). Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. p. 55. ISBN 3-7648-1282-6.

Bibliography

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Reichswehrministerium, ed. (1930). Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin, Germany: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. OCLC 10573418.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 269. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1939 - 12 August 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Wolfgang Edler Herr und Freiherr von Plotho
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis	Commander of 15. Infanterie-Division 12 August 1940 - 8 January 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Alfred Schreiber
Preceded by General der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmbacher	Commander of VII. Armeekorps 8 January 1942 - 5 October 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Anton Dostler
Preceded by General der Infanterie Anton Dostler	Commander of VII. Armeekorps 30 November 1943 - August 1944	Succeeded by None

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[Thomas_p266-1] Thomas 1997, p. 266.

[rdr-2] Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Reichswehrministerium. Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 146.

[3] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 176.

[Scherzer_p378-4] Scherzer 2007, p. 378.

[5] Wegmann, Günter (1982). Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht gibt bekannt... Der deutsche Wehrmachtbericht. Vollständige Ausgabe der 1939–1945 durch Presse und Rundfunk veröffentlichten Texte mit einem Orts-, Personen- und Formationsregister. Band 3: 1944–1945 und Register (in German). Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. p. 55. ISBN 3-7648-1282-6.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany
People	Deutsche Biographie