Hans Korte (general)

Hans Korte
Born (1899-12-16)16 December 1899
Dannenberg
Died 8 April 1990(1990-04-08) (aged 90)
Utting
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Deutsches Heer
Reichswehr
Heer
Luftwaffe
Years of service 1918–45
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held Kampfgeschwader 55
13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
1st Parachute Division
2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Korte (16 December 1899 – 8 April 1990) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Korte surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was interned until October 1947.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 221.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Alois Stoeckl
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55
15 August 1940 - 31 January 1941
Succeeded by
Oberstleutnant Benno Kosch
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Herbert Olbrich
Commander of 13. Luftwaffen-Feld Division
1 December 1942 - 1 November 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann
Preceded by
General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich
Commander of 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
4 January 1944 - 21 February 1944
Succeeded by
General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich
Preceded by
General der Flieger Johannes Fink
Commander of 2. Flieger-Division
22 February 1944 - 10 September 1944
Succeeded by
Unit Disbanded
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