Hanns Laengenfelder
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Hanns Laengenfelder
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Born | 8 February 1903 Nuremberg |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Nuremberg |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1923–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 15. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hanns Laengenfelder was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1955.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 106[2]
- (856th) Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 15. Infanterie-Division[3][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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- Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch - Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-22-X.
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Hanns Laengenfelder @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived February 2, 2011)
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Preceded by
Oberst Ottomar Babel
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Commander of 15. Infanterie-Division October 1944 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1982 deaths
- People from Nuremberg
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 2nd class
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union