Heinrich Hax

Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax
Nickname(s)	Heinz
Born	24 January 1900 Berlin
Died	1 September 1969(1969-09-01) (aged 69) Koblenz
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany (1956–61)
Service/branch	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
Men's Shooting
	1932 Los Angeles	25 m rapid fire pistol
	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. Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.

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
  • Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Panzer-Division

References

Bibliography

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• 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.