Christian Hansen (general)
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Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1941 as General der Artillerie and commander of X. Armeekorps.
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
- Mitcham, Samuel (2009). . PA: Casemate. pp. 138–140. ISBN 978-1935149156.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Wilhelm Ulex | Commander of X. Armeekorps 15 October 1939 – 30 April 1942 | Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto von Knobelsdorff | Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 June 1942 – 12 October 1943 | Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer | Commander of X. Armeekorps 1 August 1943 – 4 November 1943 | Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede |
| Preceded byGeneralfeldmarschall Ernst Busch | Commander of 16. Armee 11 October 1943 – 1 July 1944 | Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Paul Laux |