Years of service 1923–45 Rank Generalmajor | Name Hanns-Horst Necker | |
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Netherlands
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Uman
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Radzymin (1944)
Vistula-Oder Offensive Died February 27, 1979, Bad Munstereifel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Goring Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of the Netherlands | ||
Service/branch German Army, Luftwaffe | ||
Hanns-Horst von Necker (28 August 1903 – 27 February 1979) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Necker was surrendered to the British forces in 1945 and was interned until 1947.
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