Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen

Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen
Born	3 November 1913 Breslau
Died	Lake Balaton, Hungary
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Rittmeister of the Reserves
Commands held	II./Reiter-Regiment 31
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen (3 November 1913 – 6 March 1945) was a highly decorated Rittmeister of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Detlef Gollert-Hansen was killed on 6 March 1945 near Lake Balaton, Hungary during Operation Frühlingserwachen.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (13 March 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Kuban Shield
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the Radfahr-Aufklärungs-Schwadron 173
  • 699th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Rittmeister of the Reserves and commander of II./Reiter-Regiment 31

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht