Hans-Albrecht Lehmann

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Hans-Albrecht Lehmann
DeutschesKreuzinGold.jpg
Born6 February 1894
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died27 November 1976 (1976-11-28) (aged 81)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1914–45.
RankGeneralmajor
Commands heldFeldkommandeur of Laval
Battles/warsWorld War II
World War II
AwardsGerman Cross in Silver

Hans-Albrecht Lehmann (1894–1976) was a German general during the Second World War.

Biography[]

In February 1894, Lehmann was born in Metz in Lorraine. Lehmann fought bravely during the First World War. He was involved in many military operations during the war. After the war, he continued his career in the army, gradually climbing the ranks. Lehmann was appointed commander of the "Nachrichtentruppe I", in Königsberg, on 1 April 1938.[1] Lehmann was an Oberstleutnant on the eve of the Second World War. As an Oberst in the Sixteenth German Army, Lehmann received the Deutsches Kreuz in silver, on March 25, 1943. Thanks to his leadership skills, Lehmann was shortly after promoted Generalmajor, on 1 September 1943.

Lehmann died in 1976, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.

Decorations[]

  • Eisernes Kreuz (1914), 2nd and 1st classes
  • Eisernen Kreuz (1939), 2nd and 1st classes
  • Deutsches kreuz in Silver, on 25 March 1943.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Oberstleutnant Hans-Albrecht Lehmann 1. April 1938 : Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe I [1]
  2. ^ Klaus D. Patzwall, Veit Scherzer: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber vol.2, Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 , p.548.

Sources[]

  • Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945, Band 7, Knabe-Luz; Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2004 (p. 430-431).
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