Hans Degen

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Years of service 1916–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Hans Degen Rank Generalleutnant


Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War ISpanish Civil WarWorld War IIInvasion of PolandInvasion of NorwayOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of RzhevPetsamo–Kirkenes Offensive Died November 8, 1971, Bad Tolz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Spanish Civil War
Commands held 2nd Mountain Division

Hans Degen (18 February 1899 – 8 November 1971) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 2. Gebirgs-Division

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