Hans-Joachim Kahler
Hans-Joachim Kahler (born March 21, 1908 in Mörchingen , Alsace-Lorraine , † January 14, 2000 in Hamburg ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
In the Wehrmacht , Kahler was in command of the Führer Grenadier Brigade during World War II .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on April 14, 1943
- Oak leaves on December 17, 1943 (355th award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 65, 204 .
- ^ Franz Kurowski : Grenadiers, Generale, Kameraden , Pabel, 1968, p. 144 ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahler, Hans-Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mörchingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 2000 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |