Hans von der Mosel
Appearance
Hans von der Mosel | |
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Born | 3 May 1898 Bodenbach, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary now Podmokly, part of Děčín, Czech Republic |
Died | 12 April 1969 Nienburg/Weser, Lower Saxony, West Germany | (aged 70)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1916–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Battles / wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans Leopold Paul von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans von der Mosel was surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest. He was held until 1948.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (12 August 1918)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 December 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (25 July 1941)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548[2]
- 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1969 deaths
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Saxon nobility
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States