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Hans Piekenbrock

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Hans Friedrich Max (Heinz) Piekenbrock
Born3 October 1893
Died16 December 1959(1959-12-16) (aged 66)
Porz-Wahn, Cologne, West Germany[1]
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands208th Infantry Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Hans Piekenbrock. Friedhofsführer für Essen. Retrieved on 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.

Bibliography

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  • 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.