Years of service 1909–45 Service/branch German Army | Name Hans Tettau Rank General der Infanterie Other work Author | |
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Born 30 November 1888Bautzen ( 1888-11-30 ) Battles/wars First World War, Second World War, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Sevastopol, Operation Market Garden, Battle of Kolberg Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Similar Gustav Adolf von Zangen, Hans von Obstfelder, Walter Model Died 30 January 1956 (aged 67) Mönchengladbach, West Germany Nationality German | ||
Hitler's Generals in the West German Army
Hans von Tettau (30 November 1888 – 30 January 1956) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Tettau surrendered to the Allied forces in May 1945; he was released in 1947. He wrote a book with General Kurt Versock called The History of the 24th Infantry Division.
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Although much decorated, Tettau's reputation is debatable. Some German historians argue that he had little real military experience up to his countermeasures at the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, the Allied Operation Market Garden. Fellow generals spoke of Tettau -whose regular work in the army was more that of an inspector than of a commanding officer - in a negative way when he organised his defences in the Netherlands under the name of Westgruppe, which was no formal army division at all. This was seen as a political move by Tettau to gain credit in Berlin.