Hans von der Mosel

Hans von der Mosel
Generalmajor Hans von der Mosel (left), Konteradmiral Otto Kähler (center) and Generalmajor Hans Kroh (right) surrender to Lt. Col Anthony Miller at Brest, France 18 September 1944
Born	3 May 1898 Bodenbach, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary now Podmokly, part of Děčín, Czech Republic
Died	12 April 1969 (aged 70) Nienburg/Weser, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battles of Rzhev Operation Overlord Battle for Brest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Leopold Paul von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans von der Mosel was surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest. He was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (12 August 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 December 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (25 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548^[2]
  • 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 96.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht