Hans Bergen

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Hans Bergen
Born	5 March 1890 Munich
Died	17 February 1957(1957-02-17) (aged 66) Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1919 1935–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	323. Infanterie-Division 299. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Hans Bergen (5 March 1890 – 17 February 1957) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Hans Bergen was captured in 1945 by the Western Allies and was released in 1947

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Anschluss Medal
Sudetenland Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
- 1st Class (26 November 1939)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (24 December 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Mühlmann	Commander of 323. Infanterie-Division 10 January 1942 - 5 November 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Viktor Koch
Preceded by Generalleutnant Viktor Koch	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 5 November 1942 - 3 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 87th Infantry Division

Stab	Walter Hartmann¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz

Infanterie/Greandier-Regiment 173	Gregor Baunach Hans Rosenheinrich Georg Schmidt

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 185	Hellmuth Pfeifer² (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Staiger Siegfried Moldenhauer

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 187	Hans Bergen Heinz Berger Herbert Droitsch Hans-Werner Forwerk Helmut Geißler Günther Hochgartz Martin Mann Otto Schwarzer Otto Streich

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 187	Franz Geskens Max Kurze

Pionier-Bataillon 187	Ernst Telschig

¹ Knight's Cross as Artilleriekommandeur 140, Swords with the VIII Army Corps ² Oak Leaves with the 65th Infantry Division

Persondata
Name	Bergen, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	5 March 1890
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death	17 February 1957
Place of death	Landshut, Germany

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