Hans von Obstfelder

Hans von Obstfelder
Born	(1886-09-06)6 September 1886 Steinbach-Hallenberg
Died	20 December 1976(1976-12-20) (aged 90) Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1906–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	XXIX Army Corps LXXXVI Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans von Obstfelder (6 September 1886 – 20 December 1976) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

• Bavarian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class)
• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 September 1914) & 1st Class (19 June 1915)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)
• German Cross in Gold on 21 April 1943 as General der Infantry and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps
  • 251st Oak Leaves on 7 June 1943 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps
  • 110th Swords on 5 November 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the LXXXVI. Armeekorps

References

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}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)