Hans Detlef Gollert Hansen

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Commands held II./Reiter-Regiment 31		Years of service 1934–45 Service/branch German Army
Rank Rittmeister of the Reserves Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive Operation Fruhlingserwachen Name Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen Died March 6, 1945, Lake Balaton, Hungary Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen (3 November 1913 – 6 March 1945) was a highly decorated Rittmeister of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen was killed on 6 March 1945 near Lake Balaton, Hungary during Operation Fruhlingserwachen.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (28 June 1941)

1st Class (13 March 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Kuban Shield

Infantry Assault Badge

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the Radfahr-Aufklarungs-Schwadron 173

699th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Rittmeister of the Reserves and commander of II./Reiter-Regiment 31

References

Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen Wikipedia

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