Christian Hansen (general)

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Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.

Christian Hansen
Born	(1885-04-10)10 April 1885 Schleswig, German Empire
Died	7 August 1972(1972-08-07) (aged 87) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Buried	Garmisch Cemetery
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1903–44
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	25th Infantry Division X. Armeekorps 16th Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1941 as General der Artillerie and commander of X. Armeekorps.

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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.
• Mitcham, Samuel (2009). The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941. PA: Casemate. pp. 138–140. ISBN 978-1935149156. Retrieved 14 October 2020.