Years of service 1924–45 Name Hans-Peter Knaust Service/branch Reichswehr, German Army | Rank Oberstleutnant Unit 1st Infantry Division | |
Born 7 August 1906
Kiel ( 1906-08-07 ) Buried at Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Field BO/64-Grave 411 Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Commands held II./Schutzen-Regiment 4
Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Bataillon 64
Kampfgruppe "Knaust" Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Arnhem
Battle of the Bulge Died October 22, 1983, Kevelaer, Germany Place of burial Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa | ||
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Hans-Peter Knaust (7 August 1906 – 22 October 1983) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.
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Career
Knaust was born on 7 August 1906 in Kiel in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. Knaust joined Infanterie-Regiment 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) on 5 March 1924 and was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment 5 (5th Infantry Regiment) on 1 April 1934. Both regiments were subordinated to the 2. Division of the Reichswehr in the Weimar Republic.
Battle of Arnhem
Knaust led a Kampfgruppe (battle group) against John Frost's forces in the Battle of Arnhem (17–26 September 1944) during the Western Allies' Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated attempt to capture the bridges over the Rhine.