Hans-Georg Herzog

Hans-Georg Herzog (10 September 1912 – 20 July 1959) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Hans-Georg Herzog
Born	(1912-09-10)10 September 1912
Died	20 July 1959(1959-07-20) (aged 46)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Commands held	5th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Herzog surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Prussian Offensive. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 June 1940) & 1st Class (29 April 1941)[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 September 1943)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 30 July 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Schützen-Regiment 13[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 276.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 182.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 83.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.