Hans-Georg Leyser
Hans-Georg Leyser (born June 16, 1896 in Worin in the Lebus district , † April 18, 1980 in Hanover ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Leyser served as an officer in the First World War .
After the end of the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and served in various associations.
In the Wehrmacht he led the 29th Infantry Division (motorized) as commander in World War II . He was one of the fifty German generals who, in Soviet captivity, signed the appeal "To the people and the Wehrmacht" on December 8, 1944, calling on the German population and army to separate from the Nazi leadership and to end the war.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on December 9, 1941
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 3, 1942
Individual evidence
- ↑ Text online at pkgodzik.de (PDF; 53 kB)
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 237 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyser, Hans-Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | In what , district of Lebus |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1980 |
| Place of death | Hanover |