Georg Hachtel

Georg Hachtel
Born 29 June 1894
Reubach
Died 20 July 1943(1943-07-20) (aged 49)
Konstanz
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1923)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1913–1923
1934–1943
Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held Jäger-Regiment 56
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Hachtel (29 June 1894 – 20 July 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Georg Hachtel died on 20 July 1943 in a military hospital in Konstanz, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

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Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 173.

References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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