| Hans Gollnick | |
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| Born | 22 May 1892 Gut Gursen in Pomerania |
| Died | 15 February 1970 (aged 77) Schönau am Königssee |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1913-1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 36. Infanterie-Division 36. Panzer Grenadier Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.
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Gollnick was born at Gut Gursen in the Province of Pomerania as the son of Paul Gollnick, lord of the manor of Gursen, and Elisabeth Peglow descendant from the ducal house of Pomerania.
Gollnick entered military service on 22 March 1912, and served in World War I as a Leutnant. At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of Infanterie-Regiment 76 in the Skirmish of Krojanty. During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to General on 1 October 1943. In January 1945 he escaped to Denmark, and was a British POW from January 1946 for a month until 5 February.
Gollnick died in Schönau am Königssee.
Hans Gollnick was recommended for the Swords to the Knight's Cross for his defensive efforts in East Prussia in April 1945. However, the request was not processed before the war ended.[1]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher |
Commander of 36. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1941 – 1 August 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Gerhard Matzky |
Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 20 May 1944 – 25 April 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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