Hans Georg Leyser

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Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Hans-Georg Leyser Rank Generalmajor
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskSiege of LeningradBattle of Stalingrad Died April 18, 1980, Hanover, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Belgium, Battle of France
Commands held 29th Infantry Division

Hans-Georg Leyser (16 June 1896 – 18 April 1980) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 29. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Leyser surrendered on 31 January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 51 (mot.)

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