Hans Traut
German general
- 10th Infantry Division
- 263rd Infantry Division
- 78th Sturm Division
Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (21 October 1914) & 1st Class (17 January 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (4 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 78th Sturm Division[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 391.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 345.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 479.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper | Commander of 10th Infantry Division 15 April 1942 – 25 April 1942 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant August Schmidt |
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Häckel | Commander of 263rd Infantry Division 24 April 1942 – 1 April 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Werner Richter |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Völckers | Commander of 78th Sturm Division 1 April 1943 – 31 October 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Heribert von Larisch |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp | Commander of 78th Sturm Division 5 February 1944 – 12 July 1944 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp |