Hans Traut
Hans Traut | |
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| Born | 25 January 1895 |
| Died | 9 December 1974 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands |
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Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (21 October 1914) & 1st Class (17 January 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (4 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 90[2]
- Oak Leaves on 23 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.) and leader of 10th Infantry Division[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 78th Sturm Division[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 391.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 345.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 479.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
External links
Media related to Hans Traut (officer, 1895) at Wikimedia Commons
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