Hans Felber

Hans-Gustav Felber (July 8, 1889 – March 8, 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Hans-Gustav Felber
Felber, during deportation of Jews from Marseille, France, in 1943
Born	(1889-07-08)July 8, 1889
Died	March 8, 1962(1962-03-08) (aged 72)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1908–45
Rank	General
Commands held	XIII Army Corps LXXXIII Army Corps Militärbefehlshaber Südost 7th Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Biography

From 15 October 1939 Felber was the chief of staff of the 2nd Army, becoming chief of staff of the Army Group Centre in February 1940.
On 25 October 1940 he was given the command of the XIII Army Corps with which he fought in the Soviet Union. In April 1942, he was transferred to the Höheres Kommando z. b. V. XXXXV, later renumbered to LXXXIII Army Corps and Army Group Felber, stationed in France.
On 15 August 1943, he became Militärbefehlshaber Südost, commanding all German troops in Serbia, Kroatia and Greece. From 26 September to 27 October 1944 he headed the Army Group Serbia.

On 6 December 1944 he led the Corps Group Felber, which was renamed XIII Army Corps after the original XIII Corps had been disbanded following their crushing defeat in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. From 22 February to 25 March 1945 Felber was the commander of the 7th Army.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XIII. Armee-Korps[1][2]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 304.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 178.

Bibliography

• (Russian) Kto byl kto v Tretyem reykhe. Biografichesky entsiklopedichesky slovar, Moscow, 2003
• 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.
• 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff	Commander of XIII Army Corps 25 October 1940 - 13 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher
Preceded by None	Commander of LXXXIII Army Corps 1 April 1942 - 14 August 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Georg von Sodenstern
Preceded by General der Artillerie Paul Bader	Commander of Militärbefehlshaber Südost 15 August 1943 – 28 September 1944	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Infanterie Arthur Hauffe	Commander of XIII Army Corps 6 December 1944 - 12 February 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
Preceded by General Erich Brandenberger	Commander of 7. Armee 22 February 1945 – 25 March 1945	Succeeded by General Hans von Obstfelder