Years of service 1913–32
1934–45 Rank Generalleutnant | Commands held 4th Mountain Division Service/branch German Army | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1932)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of the Caucasus † Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Died 11 August 1943, Novorossiysk, Russia Award Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, World War II, Battle of the Caucasus | ||
Hermann Kreß (23 July 1895 – 11 August 1943) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 4th Mountain Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kreß was killed instantly by a shot in the head from a Soviet sniper on 11 August 1943 near Novorossiysk, Soviet Union.
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