Heinrich Hax

Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax
Nickname(s)	Heinz
Born	24 January 1900 Berlin
Died	1 September 1969 (aged 69) Koblenz
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  West Germany (1956–61)
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1918–45 1956–61
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	8. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
	1932 Los Angeles	25 m rapid fire pistol
	1936 Berlin	25 m rapid fire pistol

Heinrich Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany during World War II.

In 1928 he finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon.^[1] Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.^[1] In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.^[1]

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division^[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Panzer-Division^[3]

References

Citations

1. "Heinrich Hax Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 180.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.

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 (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.