Christian Hansen (general)

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Christian Hansen
220px Christian Hansen
Born	(1885-04-10)10 April 1885 Schleswig
Died	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1903–44
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	25. Infanterie-Division X. Armeekorps 16. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 16. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Christian Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944, because of illness. He died in 1972.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ottoman War Medal ("Gallipoli Star" or "Iron Crescent")
• Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
• Knight's Cross, First Class of the Albert Order with swords
• Brunswick War Merit Cross, 2nd class
• Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria-Hungary)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (2 April 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1941 as General der Artillerie and commander of X. Armeekorps
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Wilhelm Ulex	Commander of X. Armeekorps 15 October 1939 – 30 April 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff	Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 June 1942 – 12 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer	Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 August 1943 – 4 November 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch	Commander of 16. Armee 11 October 1943 – 1 July 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Paul Laux