Hans Bergen
Hans Bergen | |
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 Hans Bergen (with a map on his knee) gives orders to his officers on the Eastern Front (August 1941) | |
| Born | 5 March 1890 |
| Died | 17 February 1957 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 323. Infanterie-Division 299. Infanterie-Division 390th Security Division (Wehrmacht) |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Bergen (5 March 1890 – 17 February 1957) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
External links
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Media related to Hans Bergen at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1957 deaths
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from Munich
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross