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Hans Kreysing
Hans Kreysing
was a German general who commanded the
3rd Mountain Division
and the
8th Army
. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
of
Nazi Germany
.
Awards
Clasp to the Iron Cross
II. and I. Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
and Swords
*
Knight's Cross
on
29 May
1940 as
Oberst
and commander of Infanterie-Regiment
16
* 183rd
Oak Leaves
on
20 January
1943
as
Generalleutnant
and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division
* 63rd Swords on 13
April 1944
as
General
der
Gebirgstruppe
and
commanding general
of the XVII. Armeekorps
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