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Hansen, Erik Oskar (General der Kavallerie)

Date of birth:
May 27th, 1889 (Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
March 20th, 1967 (Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
1934: Oberst;
1937: Generalmajor;
1939: Generalleutnant;
1940: General der Kavallerie.

Career:
October 1st, 1907: Adjutant/Rittmeister, Dragoner-Regiment „König Karl I. von Rumänien" (1. Hannoversches) Nr. 9;
August 19th, 1909: awarded the Rumänisches Jubilaümsmedaille Karl I
?: 1. Kavallerie-Division;
?: Lehrer, Kavallerieschule, Hannover;
1931: Ersten Generalstabsoffizier (Ia), 1. Division;
1938: Kommandeur, 4. Infanterie-Division;
October 1940: Chef der Deutschen Militärmission in Rumänien;
?: Kommandierender General, LIV. Armeekorps;
January 20th, 1943: Chef der Deutschen Militärmission in Rumänien;
August 26th, 1944 - October 10th, 1955: Soviet POW.

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Awarded on:
August 4th, 1914
Ordinul Steaua Romaniei Knight
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
August 18th, 1916
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 27th, 1917
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Awarded on:
December 14th, 1938
Magyar Érdemrend Középkeresztje a Csillaggal
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 22nd, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandierender General, LIV. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1941

Royal Decree No. 2355 bis, dated 22nd August 1941.
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Kavallerie (Lieutenant-General of Cavalry)
Unit:
Kommandierender General, LIV. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
September 4th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1942
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 2
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1942
Krimschild
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Kavallerie (Lieutenant-General of Cavalry)
Unit:
Kommandierender General, LIV. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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