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Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Hans Gollnick | |
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 A photograpgy of Hans Gollnick somewhere between 1943 and 1945 | |
| Born | 22 May 1892 |
| Died | 15 February 1970 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  German Army |
| Years of service | 1913–45 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 36th Infantry Division 36th Panzer Grenadier Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of an infantry regiment in the Charge at Krojanty.[citation needed] During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to general in 1943.
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- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 October 1914) & 1st Class (24 November 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (5 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 November 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.)[2]
- 282nd Oak Leaves on 24 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 36. Panzergrenadier-Division[2]
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Bibliography edit
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
