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Years of service
  
1914–18 1934–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Christian-Johannes Landau

Rank
  
Generalmajor


Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Operation Blackcock Ruhr Pocket

Died
  
December 10, 1952, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Eastern Front, Operation Blackcock, Ruhr Pocket, World War II

Commands held
  
176th Infantry Division

Christian-Johannes Landau (13 October 1897 – 10 December 1952) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 176th Infantry Division.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 2 May 1944 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 248
  • Nominated for Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 28 April 1945. Major Joachim Domaschk the nomination on 6 May 1945. The book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) contains a note "postponed". The reason for this was that his division together with Heeresgruppe B had been annihilated in the Ruhr Pocket, the whereabouts of its commanding officer was unknown. The nomination was therefore not processed in accordance with AHA 44 Ziff. 572 (Allgemeines Heeresamt — General Army Office). A presentation was never made. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.

    • References

    Christian-Johannes Landau Wikipedia
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