Hans Droste

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Hans Droste
Born	(1915-03-29)29 March 1915 Wuppertal
Died	13 July 1976(1976-07-13) (aged 61) Lübeck
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 124
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Hans Droste (29 March 1915 – 13 July 1976) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Infantry Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 June 1941 as Leutnant and shock troops leader in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 124^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 140.

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.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 72nd Infantry Division

Stab	Hermann Hohn (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Jordan Franz Mattenklott Philipp Müller-Gebhard

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 105	Peter Eil Friedrich Jakob¹ (Oak Leaves) Robert Kaestner (Oak Leaves) Karl Lammer Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinrich Nietsche Heinrich Press Karl Prümm Matthias Roth Erich Stein Emil Wernig Karl Zimmer Ernst Zimmermann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 124	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Johann Biehl Willi Blumenroth Hans Droste Jakob Fuchs Kurt Hummel Joachim Hundert Wilhelm Keipp Viktor Lindenmann Peter Merten Heinrich Murken

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 266	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Hans Clüver Georg Knostmann Franz Lechl Emil Möller Egon Orinschnig Johann Port

Artillerie-Regiment 172	Kurt Albrecht Fritz Steinbacher Heinrich Telkemeyer

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 72	Otto Martens Gerhard Meschkat

Radfahr-Abteilung 72	Gottfried Kupsch

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 72	Franz Hofbauer Ortwin Kellermann Hans-Gunnar Schwieger

Feldersatz-Bataillon 172	Hans-Jörg Naumann

¹ Oak Leaves with Volksgrenadier-Regiment 1149 ² Swords with the LXVIII. Army Corps ³ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 124, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 266

Persondata
Name	Droste, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 March 1915
Place of birth	Wuppertal, Germany
Date of death	13 July 1976
Place of death	Lübeck, Germany

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