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Christian Hansen
Born(1885-04-10)10 April 1885
Schleswig, German Empire
Died7 August 1972(1972-08-07) (aged 87)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Buried
Garmisch Cemetery
Allegiance
BranchArmy
Years of service1903–44[1]
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Commands held
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ Mitcham 2009, p. 138.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
  • Mitcham, Samuel (2009). The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941. PA: Casemate. pp. 138–140. ISBN 978-1935149156. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
Military offices Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Wilhelm Ulex Commander of X. Armeekorps 15 October 1939 – 30 April 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 June 1942 – 12 October 1943 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 August 1943 – 4 November 1943 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede Preceded byGeneralfeldmarschall Ernst Busch Commander of 16. Armee 11 October 1943 – 1 July 1944 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Paul Laux
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