Hans Leistikow

Hans Leistikow
Born 29 August 1895
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died 29 March 1967 (aged 71)
Krautheim, Germany
Allegiance German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held Feldkommandeur of Laval
Battles/wars World War II
World War I
Awards Ehrenkreuz, Hohenzollern

Hans Leistikow was a German general during the Second World War.

Biography

On August 1895, Hans Leistikow was born in Metz in Alsace-Lorraine. He fought during the First World War and made a military career in the German army. Senior Officer at the beginning of World War II, Leistikow participated in the battle of France. After various assignments, Hans Leistikow was appointed Feldkommandeur of Laval (Feldkommandantur 582) on June 1944. While German troops retreated in front of the victorious US Army, Leistikow was promoted to the grade of Generalmajor on 1 October 1944. He was captured shortly after.

Hans Leistikow died in 1967, at Krautheim, Baden-Württemberg.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres, Hrsg.: Reichswehrministerium, Mittler & Sohn Verlag, Berlin, 1930, (p.145).

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