Hans Kreysing

Hans Kreysing (17 August 1890 – 14 April 1969) was a German general who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division and the 8th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Hans Kreysing
Born	(1890-08-17)17 August 1890 Göttingen, German Empire
Died	14 April 1969(1969-04-14) (aged 78) Oldenburg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1909–1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	3rd Mountain Division, 8th Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) II. and I. Class (24 November 1939)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 29 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 16[2]
  • 183rd Oak Leaves on 20 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division[2]
  • 63rd Swords on 13 April 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commanding general of the XVII. Armeekorps[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 410.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 475.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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 General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel	Commander of 3. Gebirgs-Division 23 October 1940 – 10 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Egbert Picker
Preceded by General der Artillerie Erich Brandenberger	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 1 November 1943 – 27 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Franz Beyer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Franz Beyer	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 25 May 1944 – 28 December 1944	Succeeded by General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto Wöhler	Commander of 8. Armee 28 December 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none