Hans Gollnick

Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Hans Gollnick
Born	(1892-05-22)22 May 1892
Died	15 February 1970(1970-02-15) (aged 77)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	36th Infantry Division 36th Panzer Grenadier Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Charge at Krojanty Tartu Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of an infantry regiment in the Charge at Krojanty. During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to general in 1943.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 October 1914) & 1st Class (24 November 1916)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (5 October 1939)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 November 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.)[2]
  • 282nd Oak Leaves on 24 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 36. Panzergrenadier-Division[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 207.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 341.

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher	Commander of 36. Infanterie-Division 15 October 1941 – 1 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Gerhard Matzky	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 20 May 1944 – 25 April 1945	Succeeded by none