| Ernst-Eberhard Hell | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 25 September 1887 Stade, German Empire |
| Died | 15 September 1973(1973-09-15) (aged 85) Wiesbaden, West Germany |
| Buried | South Cemetery Wiesbaden |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1906–45 |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands | 269. Infanterie-Division 15. Infanterie-Division VII Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Ernst-Eberhard Hell (19 September 1887 – 15 September 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisions and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hell surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class
- Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Silver Liakat Medal with Sabres
- Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası; "Gallipoli Star", "Iron Crescent")
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 1 February 1943 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps
- 400th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps
References
Citations
- ^ Thomas 1997, p. 266.
- ^ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Reichswehrministerium. Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 146.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 176.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 378.
Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Reichswehrministerium, ed. (1930). Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin, Germany: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. OCLC 10573418.
- 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNone | Commander of 269th Infantry Division 1 September 1939 - 12 August 1940 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Wolfgang Edler Herr und Freiherr von Plotho |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis | Commander of 15th Infantry Division 12 August 1940 - 8 January 1942 |
Succeeded byOberst Alfred Schreiber |
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmbacher | Commander of VII Army Corps 8 January 1942 - 5 October 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Anton Dostler |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Anton Dostler | Commander of VII Army Corps 30 November 1943 - August 1944 |
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