Hans Hahne (general)

Hans Hahne (30 November 1894 – MIA as of 24 June 1944) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 197th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Hans Hahne
Born	30 November 1894
Died	24 June 1944(1944-06-24) (aged 49) MIA near Vitebsk, Belarus
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1914–1944
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands	197th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II Soviet Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive  (MIA)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hahne went missing in action on 26 June 1944 near Vitebsk during the Soviet Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive of Operation Bagration; he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 507.^[1]

See also

• List of people who disappeared