Hans Bergen ( German: Hans Bergen , March 5, 1890 - February 17, 1957 ) - German military commander, Lieutenant General of the Wehrmacht , commander of several infantry divisions during World War II . Knight of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , the highest order of the Third Reich . Captured by the Allies in 1945 . Released from captivity in 1947 .
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| Date of Birth | March 5, 1890 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Munich , German Empire | |||||||||
| Date of death | February 17, 1957 (66 years old) | |||||||||
| A place of death | Landshut , West Germany | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire (until 1918) Germany (before 1933) Germany | |||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1910 - 1919 1935 - 1945 | |||||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | |||||||||
| Commanded | 323rd Infantry Division 299th Infantry Division | |||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Retired | police officer | |||||||||
Rewards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd grade
- 1st grade
- Breastplate “For Injury” (1914)
- in black
- Honorary Cross of a War Veteran
- Medal “In memory of March 13, 1938”
- Medal “In memory of October 1, 1938”
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd class ( September 25, 1939 )
- 1st grade ( November 26, 1939)
- Breastplate “For the wounded” (1939)
- in silver ( November 24, 1940 )
- Medal "For the Winter Campaign in the East 1941/42" ( August 15, 1942 )
- German cross in gold ( November 22, 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( July 9, 1941 )