Hanns Laengenfelder | |
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Born | 8 February 1903 Nuremberg |
Died | 18 July 1982 Nuremberg | (aged 79)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1923–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 15th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a German general ( Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 15th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Laengenfelder surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.
Hanns Laengenfelder | |
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Born | 8 February 1903 Nuremberg |
Died | 18 July 1982 Nuremberg | (aged 79)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1923–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 15th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a German general ( Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 15th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Laengenfelder surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.