Hans-Georg Herzog
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Hans-Georg Herzog
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Born | (1912-09-10)10 September 1912 Grottkau |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gelsenkirchen |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1934–35 1939–45 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves |
Commands held | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 5. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans-Georg Herzog (10 September 1912 – 20 July 1959) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Division. 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. Hans-Georg Herzog was captured by Soviet forces in 1945, near Danzig during the East Prussian Offensive. He was held as a POW until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 September 1943)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 30 July 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 13[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14[3]
- 798th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[4]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Panzer Division
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Panzer-Regiment 15 (attached during the Battle of France) |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 14 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 116 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 53 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 55 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 |
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Panzerpionier-Bataillon 89 | ||
Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 3 (2nd Panzer Division), Swords with the XXXIX. Panzerkorps 2 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 23 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 7, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64
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- People from Grodków
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
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