Hans Korte (general) explained

Hans Korte
Birth Date:16 December 1899
Death Place:Utting--->
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Branch:Luftwaffe
Rank:Generalmajor
Commands:Kampfgeschwader 55
13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
1st Parachute Division
2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Korte (16 December 1899 – 8 April 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Korte surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was interned until October 1947.

Awards

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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.

Notes and References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 221.