Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel

Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel
Born	17 July 1898 Heidersdorf, Wohlau, Province of Silesia, German Empire
Died	21 January 1963 (aged 64) Stuttgart, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1916–18) Reichswehr (1918–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Flak-Regiment 101. 20. Flak-Division 15. Flak-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Operation Barbarossa Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel (17 July 1898 – 21 January 1963) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in September 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (19 December 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• German Cross in Gold (14 April 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of Flak-Regiment 101^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 138.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 13, 2011)