Obstfelder, von, Hans
- Date of birth:
- September 6th, 1886 (Steinbach-Hallenberg/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 20th, 1976 (Kassel/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
March 17th, 1904: Fahnenjunker;
1906: Fähnrich;
August 18th, 1906: Leutnant (as from February 15th, 1905);
February 17th, 1914: Oberleutnant;
June 18th, : Hauptmann;
February 1st, 1926: Major;
April 1st, 1930: Oberstleutnant;
March 1st, 1933: Oberst;
January 1st, 1936: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1938: Generalleutnant;
June 1st, 1940: General der Infanterie.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 5th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1915
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General XXIX.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1941
391st Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General XXIX.Armeekorps
- Awarded on:
- April 21st, 1943
Award 361/1.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General XXIX.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- June 7th, 1943
251st Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LXXXVI.Armee Korps / Oberbefehlshaber West
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1944
110th Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Soldbuch en Werhpass via Hermann Historica 52.Auktion catalogue
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