Horst von Necker
Hanns-Horst von Necker (born August 28, 1903 in Rudolstadt , † February 27, 1979 in Houverath (Bad Münstereifel) ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Necker served in the Reichswehr and worked as a general staff officer in various units. During the Second World War he was in command of the Parachute Panzer Division 1. "Hermann Göring" .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on November 24, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on June 26, 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. 263 .
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SURNAME | Necker, Horst von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Necker, Hanns-Horst von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1903 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1979 |
Place of death | Houverath (Bad Münstereifel) |