Hans Källner

Hans Källner
Born	9 October 1898 Kattowitz, Upper Silesia
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 46) near Olomouc
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	19. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans Källner (9 October 1898 – 18 April 1945) was a German general during during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Källner was killed in action while visiting the front lines near Olomouc.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (3 September 1917) & 1st Class (4 August 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (18 October 1939)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 3 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Schützen-Regiment 73^[3]
  • 392nd Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 19. Panzer-Division^[3]
  • 106th Swords on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 19. Panzer-Division^[3]
• Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht (23 August 1944, 22 September 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 336.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 218.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 427.

Bibliography

• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.