Hans von der Mosel explained

Hans von der Mosel
Birth Date:	3 May 1898
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1916–45
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Mosel surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 August 1918) ^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 December 1940) & 1st Class (25 July 1941)^[1]

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548^[2]
  • 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)^[3]

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: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 96.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.