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Max Hansen
Born(1908-07-31)31 July 1908
Niebüll, German Empire
Died7 March 1990(1990-03-07) (aged 81)
Niebüll, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Waffen SS
Years of service1933–45
RankStandartenführer
UnitSS Division Leibstandarte
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnights Cross with Oakleaves

Max Hansen (31 July 1908 – 7 March 1990) was a Standartenführer (colonel), in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knights Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. The Oak leaves was a second award.

Early life

Hansen was born on 31 July 1908 at Niebüll, Germany. Before joining the SS he was apprenticed to a locksmith.

SS career

In 1933 he joined the SS-Verfügungstruppe and by 1939 was the commander of the 12th Company in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). In 1941, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and promoted to Sturmbannführer (major). He was given command of the II./1st Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH.[1]

It was whilst commanding this battalion during the Third Battle of Kharkov on 28 March 1943 that Hansen was awarded the Knight's Cross. His battalion broke through to Red Square in Kharkov, conducted house-to-house fighting and opened the way to the city centre, so that the northern part of Kharkov could be taken.[2]

Hansen later went on to command the 1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH. With his regiment he took part in the Ardennes Offensive and the offensive in Hungary, Operation Spring Awakening in 1945 during which he was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.[1] He ended the war as a Standartenführer.

Later life

Max Hansen died in the town of his birth on 7 March 1990.[1]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ According to Scherzer as commander of the II./1. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler".[7]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Mitcham, p.183
  2. ^ Agte, p.43
  3. ^ a b c Thomas 1997, p. 243.
  4. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 164.
  5. ^ a b Berger 2004, p. 144.
  6. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 213, 492.
  7. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 365.
  8. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.

Bibliography

  • Agte, Patrick (2006). Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in World War II, Volume 1. Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0811733342. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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)
  • Mitcham, Samuel W. Panzers in Winter
  • 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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