Erick-Oskar Hansen

Erick-Oskar Hansen
Erick-Oskar Hansen
Born	27 May 1889 Hamburg
Died	18 March 1967 (aged 77) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Commands held	4. Infanterie-Division 14. Panzer-Division LIV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Erick-Oskar Hansen was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Hanseatic Cross of the city of Hamburg
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Crimea Shield
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (22 August 1941)
  • 2nd Class (29 July 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (19 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as General der Kavallerie and commander of LIV. Anmeekorps^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945