Hans Teusen Explained

Hans Teusen
Birth Date:	26 July 1917
Death Place:	Bad Neuenahr --->
Allegiance:
Branch:	Luftwaffe
Rank:	Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Teusen (26 July 1917 – 11 February 2011) was a German paratroop officer during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr of West Germany and achieved a general's rank.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 10 September 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16^[3]
• Officer Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1970
• Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1977

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. 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.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas . Franz . Wegmann . Günter . 1986 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-1461-8.

Notes and References

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 315.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 341.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 472.