Hans Voigt

Hans Voigt (21 February 1896 – 26 April 1969) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Hans Voigt
Born	21 February 1896 Hanover
Died	26 April 1969(1969-04-26) (aged 73) Langen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Vistula–Oder Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of fortress Arnswalde (Pommern)^{[1][Note 1]}

Notes

1. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) stated: "...Generalmajor Hans Voigt has to be considered a bearer of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, even though the formalities are not 100 percent correct." because the presentation was an "authorized presentation by Himmler" as commander-in-chief of Army Group Vistula from the end of February or early March. Himmler was not authorized to make this presentation, a fact known to the AKCR, however the AKCR wanted to affiliate Voigt immediately. The AKCR therefore assigned the unsuspicious presentation date of 28 April 1945 and claimed its approval was made by the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin. His listing by Fellgiebel contains a footnote stating "It has to be assumed that a few presentations have been made by the chief of the HPA General Burgdorf in the timeframe 20 April to 30 April." Voigt was a member of the AKCR.^[2][3]