Herzog, Hans-Georg
- Date of birth:
- September 10th, 1912 (Grottkau/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 20th, 1959 (Herne/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 1. / Schützen-Regiment 13
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1942
Award 151/15.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major der Reserve (Major of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 / 5. Panzer-Division / LVI. Panzer-Korps / 2. Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Awarded on:
- April 6th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant-colonel of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14 / Festung Königsberg / IX.Armee-Korps / Armee-Abteilung Samland / Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1945
Awarded for his contribution towards the success of Operation Westwind, the German attack to restore contact between the Königsberg garrison and the troops that were trapped in Samland.
798th Award.
798th Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - 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, 1997.
- 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
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