Hans von Obstfelder

Hans von Obstfelder
Hans von Obstfelder
Born	6 September 1886; Steinbach-Hallenberg
Died	20 December 1976 (aged 90); Bad Emstal
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany;
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1906–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	XXIX Army Corps; LXXXVI Army Corps;
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans von Obstfelder (6 September 1886 – 20 December 1976) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (September 1914) & 1st Class (June 1915)[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 September 1939)[1]
German Cross in Gold on 21 April 1943 as General der Infantry and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps[3]
- 251st Oak Leaves on 7 June 1943 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXIX. Armeekorps[3]
- 110th Swords on 5 November 1944 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the LXXXVI. Armeekorps[3]

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.
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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices
Preceded by —	Commander of 28. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1936 – 21 May 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Johann Sinnhuber
Preceded by —	Commander of XXIX. Armeekorps 20 May 1940 – 21 May 1943	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by General der Infanterie Bruno Bieler	Commander of LXXXVI. Armeekorps 28 August 1943 – 30 November 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Carl Püchler
Preceded by General Otto von Knobelsdorff	Commander of 1. Armee 6 November 1944 – 27 February 1945	Succeeded by General Hermann Foertsch
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch	Commander of 19. Armee 1 March 1945 – 25 March 1945	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by General Hans Felber	Commander of 7. Armee 26 March 1945 – 4 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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