Hans Mikosch
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Hans Mikosch
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Born | Kattowitz, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
7 January 1898
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Reichshof, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 10. Panzergrenadier-Division 13. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Police Officer |
Hans Mikosch (7 January 1898 – 18 January 1993) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1942 as Oberst in Pionier-Regiment 677[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Pionier-Battalion 51[3]
- 201st Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab z.b.V. 677 and leader of Kampfgruppe im Raum Stalingrad[4]
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- People from Katowice
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- Prussian Army personnel
- German police officers
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