Hans Kissel Explained

Hans Kissel
Birth Date:19 February 1897
Birth Place:Mannheim
Death Place:Aglasterhausen
Allegiance: (to 1918)
(to 1919)
Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1915–19
1935–45
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:Chief of the Operations-Staff of the Volkssturm
Battles:World War I----World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

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Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

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Notes and References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 211.