Hans von Schlebrügge

Hans von Schlebrügge
Born	1 May 1900 Kassel
Died	26 April 1971 (aged 70) Pullach
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1918 1939–45
Rank	Oberst
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Operation Silver Fox Operation Renntier Operation Platinum Fox
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans von Schlebrügge (1 May 1900 – 26 April 1971) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 von Schlebrügge was captured by British troops in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Narvik Shield
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1940 as Major and company commander of 1./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.

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.
• 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.