Hans Piekenbrock
Appearance
Hans Friedrich Max (Heinz) Piekenbrock | |
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Born | 3 October 1893 |
Died | 16 December 1959 Porz-Wahn, Cologne, West Germany[1] | (aged 66)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 208th Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Piekenbrock (3 October 1893 – 16 December 1959) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 208. Infanterie-Division[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Hans Piekenbrock. Friedhofsführer für Essen. Retrieved on 29 March 2015.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1959 deaths
- Military personnel from Essen
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- German Army generals of World War II