Hans von Greiffenberg
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Hans von Greiffenberg
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Hans von Greiffenberg
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Born | 12 October 1893 Tschebiatkow |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Königstein im Taunus |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans von Greiffenberg (12 October 1893 – 30 June 1951) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Hans von Greiffenberg was captured by American troops in May 1945, and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (19 March 1943)
- 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
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Hans von Greiffenberg @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)
Categories:
- Pages with broken file links
- 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 Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel