Below, von, Hans Günther Hugo Heinrich Franz
- Date of birth:
- October 3rd, 1905 (Jargelin, Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania)
- Date of death:
- 1979 (Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Son of the Chilian Oberstleutnant Günther von Below and brother of Nicolaus von Below A. Hitler's Luftwaffenadjutant.
1942: Ia - 71. Infanterie-Division
09.1942: flown out of the Stalingrad pocket due to severe jaundice
31.01.1943: captured in Stalingrad as last Ia of AOK 6
01.02.1943-00.11.1955: soviet POW
01.08.1944: promoted to Oberst i.G. during his captivity
00.11.1955: released
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ia, 71. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 28th, 1943
Sources
- Photo: https://www.stalingrad.net/german-hq/division-Ia/operations_officers.htm
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- German Cross in Gold Holders of 71. Infanterie-Division
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