Hans von Greiffenberg

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Years of service 1914–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Hans Greiffenberg Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of YugoslaviaBattle of GreeceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of RzhevBattle of the Caucasus Died June 30, 1951, Konigstein im Taunus, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Yugoslavia

Hans von Greiffenberg (12 October 1893 – 30 June 1951) was a general in the army 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 18 May 1941 as Generalmajor and chief of the general staff of the 12. Armee

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