Hans von Greiffenberg
Hans von Greiffenberg | |
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Born | 12 October 1893 |
Died | 30 June 1951 | (aged 57)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans von Greiffenberg (12 October 1893 – 30 June 1951) was a general in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 May 1941 as Generalmajor and chief of the general staff of the 12. Armee[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 168.
Bibliography[]
- (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.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1951 deaths
- People from Bytów County
- People from the Province of Pomerania
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel