Hans Georg Benthack

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Years of service 1914–191936–45 Service/branch German Army Died 1973, Hamburg, Germany		Name Hans-Georg Benthack Rank Generalmajor

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Commands held Festungs-Division Kreta Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–Minsk Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Bialystok–Minsk, World War II

Hans-Georg Benthack (2 March 1894 – 17 August 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of Festungs-Division Kreta

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