Hans-Günther von Rost
Hans-Günther von Rost | |
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Born | 15 November 1894 |
Died | 23 March 1945 Székesfehérvár, Hungary | (aged 50)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 3rd Infantry Division 44th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Günther von Rost (15 November 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Rost was killed on 23 March 1945 near Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 44. Reichsgrenadier-Division "Hoch- und Deutschmeister"[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [First published 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.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1945 deaths
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- German military personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from Hanover
- People from the Province of Hanover
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Reichswehr personnel