Heinrich Hax
Appearance
Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax | |
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Nickname(s) | Heinz |
Born | 24 January 1900 Berlin |
Died | 1 September 1969 Koblenz | (aged 69)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1918–45 1956–61 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | 8. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Shooting | ||
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1932 Los Angeles | 25 m rapid fire pistol |
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1936 Berlin | 25 m rapid fire pistol |
Heinrich Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany during World War II.
In 1928 he finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon.[1] Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.[1] In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.[1]
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 8 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division[2]
- Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Panzer-Division[3]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c "Heinrich Hax Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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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 [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.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1969 deaths
- Sportspeople from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Bundeswehr generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Reichswehr personnel
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German male sport shooters
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Olympic shooters of Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Shooters at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Olympic modern pentathletes of Germany
- German male modern pentathletes
- Modern pentathletes at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Major generals of the German Army