Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hans Traut | |
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| Born | 25 January 1895 |
| Died | 9 December 1974 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
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| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.
Awards and decorations
edit- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (21 October 1914) & 1st Class (17 January 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (4 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 90[2]
- Oak Leaves on 23 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.) and leader of 10th Infantry Division[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 78th Sturm Division[4]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 391.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 345.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 479.
Bibliography
edit- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- 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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
