Hans Korte (general)
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Hans Korte (16 December 1899 – 8 April 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Korte surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was interned until October 1947.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-Division
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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byOberst Alois Stoeckl | Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55 15 August 1940 - 31 January 1941 | Succeeded byOberstleutnant Benno Kosch |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Herbert Olbrich | Commander of 13th Luftwaffe Field Division 1 December 1942 - 1 October 1943 | Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Hellmuth Reymann |
| Preceded byGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich | Commander of 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division 4 January 1944 - 21 February 1944 | Succeeded byGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich |
| Preceded byGeneral der Flieger Johannes Fink | Commander of 2. Flieger-Division 22 February 1944 - 10 September 1944 | Succeeded byUnit Disbanded |