Hans Rauch

Hans Rauch
Born	1 March 1899 Rothwasser
Died	22 August 1958 (aged 59) Traben-Trarbach
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe
Years of service	1916–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (mot)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Eastern Front Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Rauch (1 March 1899 – 22 August 1958) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans Rauch was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until August 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 December 1944 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (mot)^[1]
• Ärmelband Kurland

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 285.

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
• Hans Rauch @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)