Erick-Oskar Hansen

Erick-Oskar Hansen
Erick-Oskar Hansen
Born	27 May 1889 Hamburg
Died	18 March 1967 (aged 77) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Kavallerie
Commands held	4th Infantry Division 14th Panzer Division LIV Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a German general (General of the Cavalry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Hansen surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in August 1944. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold (19 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as General der Kavallerie and commander of LIV. Anmeekorps^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.

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.
• 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.
• 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.