Hans Tröger (officer)
Hans Tröger (born August 29, 1896 in Plauen , † January 21, 1982 in Schwanau Baden-Württemberg ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Tröger served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr . In the Wehrmacht during the Second World War he served as commander of the 27th Panzer Division , 25th Panzer Division , 17th Panzer Division and 13th Panzer Division .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on November 15, 1941
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on April 1, 1944
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. 346 .
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| SURNAME | Tröger, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plauen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1982 |
| Place of death | Schwanau Baden-Wuerttemberg |