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.

Hans Kreysing
Born(1890-08-17)17 August 1890
Göttingen, German Empire
Died14 April 1969(1969-04-14) (aged 78)
Oldenburg, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1909–1945
RankGeneral der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held3rd Mountain Division; XVIII Army Corps; 8th Army
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Life and career

Hans Kreysing was born in Göttingen in Lower Saxony on 17 August 1890. He entered the German Army in October 1909, later joining a Jäger battalion. After service in World War I he remained in the army, and at the outbreak of World War II was in command of the 16th Infantry Regiment. From October 1940 to August 1943 he commanded the 3rd Mountain Division, serving in Norway, Lapland and the Eastern Front. Continuing on the Eastern Front, Kreysing led the XVII Army Corps from November 1943 to April 1944, when he took command of the 8th Army,[1] which surrendered to Allied troops in Austria in May 1945.

Kreysing ended the war with the rank of General of Mountain Troops (German: General der Gebirgstruppe).[1]

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Lucas 1980, p. 214.
  2. Thomas 1997, p. 410.
  3. Scherzer 2007, p. 475.

Bibliography

  • Lucas, James (1980). Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II. Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0531037134.
  • 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
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