Hans Mikosch

Hans Mikosch
Born	7 January 1898 Kattowitz, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	18 January 1993 (aged 95) Reichshof, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	10. Panzergrenadier-Division 13. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police Officer

Hans Mikosch (7 January 1898 – 18 January 1993) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (12 June 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (6 June 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (14 May 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1942 as Oberst in Pionier-Regiment 677^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Pionier-Battalion 51^[3]
  • 201st Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Pionier-Regiment-Stab z.b.V. 677 and leader of Kampfgruppe im Raum Stalingrad^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 85.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 311.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 255.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht