Hans Källner

Hans Källner
Born	(1898-10-09)9 October 1898 Kattowitz, Upper Silesia
Died	near Olomouc
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	19. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Kamenets-Podolsky pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hans Källner (9 October 1898 – 18 April 1945) was a German general, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Källner was born in Kattowitz and was killed in action while visiting the front lines near Olomouc.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (3 September 1917)
  • 1st Class (4 August 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (18 October 1939)
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 3 May 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Schützen-Regiment 73
  • 392nd Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 19. Panzer-Division
  • 106th Swords on 23 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 19. Panzer-Division
• Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht (23 August 1944, 22 September 1944)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Geocities at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Gustav Schmidt	Commander of 19. Panzer-Division 7 August 1943 – 28 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Walter Denkert
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Denkert	Commander of 19. Panzer-Division May 1944 – 18 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Deckert
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring	Commander of XXIV. Panzerkorps 19 March 1945 – 18 April 1945	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann