Years of service 1915–19
1935–45 Rank Generalmajor | Name Hans Kissel Service/branch German Army | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi Germany Commands held Chief of the Operations-Staff of the Volkssturm Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Uman
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Battle of the Caucasus
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Died November 30, 1975, Aglasterhausen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Books Hitler's Last Levy: The Volkssturm 1944-45 Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France | ||
Hans Kissel (19 February 1897 – 30 November 1975) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
References
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