Erick-Oskar Hansen
| Erick-Oskar Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Erick-Oskar Hansen | |
| Born |
27 May 1889 Hamburg |
| Died |
18 March 1967 (aged 77) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1907–45 |
| Rank | General der Kavallerie |
| Commands held |
4th Infantry Division 14th Panzer Division LIV Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a German general (General of the Cavalry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Hansen surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in August 1944. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold (19 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as General der Kavallerie and commander of LIV. Anmeekorps[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Raschick |
Commander of 4. Infanterie-Division 10 November 1938 – 15 August 1940 |
Succeeded by Renamed 14. Panzer Division |
| Preceded by Previously 4. Infanterie-Division |
Commander of 14. Panzer Division 15 August 1940 – 1 October 1940 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron |
| Preceded by None |
Commander of LIV Armeekorps 1 June 1941 – 19 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
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