Hans Speth

Hans-Ludwig Speth
Hans Speth (1st from right)
Born	(1897-10-07)7 October 1897 Rockenberg
Died	30 April 1985(1985-04-30) (aged 87) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	28. Jäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Ludwig Speth (7 October 1897 – 30 April 1985) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 28. Jäger-Division. 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (14 March 1940)
- 1st Class (20 May 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (5 August 1942)
Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
German Cross in Gold (14 April 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 28. Jäger-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 328.

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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hubertus Lamey	Commander of 28. Jäger-Division January 1944 – 27 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 28th Jäger Division

Stab	Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg Hubertus Lamey Johann Sinnhuber Hans Speth

Infanterie-Regiment 7	Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege¹ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 49	Heinrich Boigk (Oak Leaves) Johannes Deegener Werner Flack Erwin Frankenfeld Hermann Handke Richard Herrmann Vincenz Jansky Hans Jordan² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Georg Jura Rudi Kinzinger Martin Leske Walter Möse (Oak Leaves) Bruno Namyslo Benno Reuter (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm von Salisch (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Schier Johannes Schulz Hans Siegler Paul Staufenbiel Siegfried Weber Heinrich Wetjen

Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 83	Alfred Dürrwanger Gerhard Gertler Richard Gombert Heinrich Homburg Herbert Knappe Bernhard Kranz Alois Leuschner Hartwig von Ludwiger (Oak Leaves) Helmut Normann Hermann Rauschenbusch Kurt Winter

Artillerie-Regiment 28	Walter Hübner

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 28	Ernst Fraps Fritz Schewior

Pionier-Bataillon 28	Kurt Herrmann Kurt Hoffmann Ernst-Friedrich Langenstraß

¹ Oak Leaves with the XXXXIII Army Corps. ² Swords with the VI Army Corps.

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