Hans Gollnick

Hans Gollnick
Born (1892-05-22)22 May 1892
Gut Gursen, German Empire
Died 15 February 1970(1970-02-15) (aged 77)
Hamburg
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1913–45
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held 36th Infantry Division
36th Panzer Grenadier Division
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Gollnick entered military service in 1912, and served in World War I. At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of an infantry regiment in the Skirmish of Krojanty. During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to general in 1943. In January 1945 he escaped to Denmark, and was a POW from January 1946 for a month until 5 February.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 207.
  2. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 341.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher		 Commander of 36. Infanterie-Division
15 October 1941 – 1 August 1943 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Gerhard Matzky		 Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps
20 May 1944 – 25 April 1945 		Succeeded by
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