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.
. 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.