Hans-Günther von Rost
Appearance
Hans-Günther von Rost | |
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Born | 15 November 1894 Hanover, Province of Hanover, German Empire |
Died | 23 March 1945 Székesfehérvár, Government of National Unity (Hungary) | (aged 50)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Wehrmacht |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 3rd Infantry Division 44th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Günther von Rost (15 November 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Rost was killed on 23 March 1945 near Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 44. Reichsgrenadier-Division "Hoch- und Deutschmeister"[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1945 deaths
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from Hanover
- Military personnel from the Province of Hanover
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II