Hans Kreysing

Hans Kreysing
Born	(1890-08-17)17 August 1890
Died	14 April 1969(1969-04-14) (aged 78)
Place of birth	Göttingen
Place of death	Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands held	3. Gebirgs-Division, 8. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Verdun World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other work	Red Cross

Hans Kreysing (17 August 1890 – 14 April 1969) was a German general who commanded the 3. Gebirgs-Division. He was also a 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.

Dates of rank

23 February 1909	Fahnenjunker
18 October 1909	Fähnrich
22 September 1910	Leutnant
25 February 1915	Oberleutnant
27 January 1919	Hauptmann
1 February 1931	Major
1 July 1934	Oberstleutnant
1 August 1936	Oberst
1 July 1940	Generalmajor
1 July 1942	Generalleutnant
1 November 1943	General der Gebirgstruppe

Awards

• House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords
• Iron Cross (1914) II. and I. Class
• Hanseatic Cross, Hamburg
• Bavarian Military Order of Merit IV. Class with Swords
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• Cross of Honor
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th with 1st class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • II. and I. Class (24 November 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 18 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 16
  • 183rd Oak Leaves on 20 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division
  • 63rd Swords on 13 April 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commanding general of the XVII.Armeekorps
• Order of the Cross of Liberty I. Class with Swords
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 18 February 1944

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
18 February 1944	In den schweren Kämpfen im Raum von Nikopol haben ostmärkische, bayerische, rheinisch-westfälische, sächsische, mecklenburgische, pommersche und ostpreußische Division unter dem Befehl des Generals der Gebirgstruppen Schörner und der Generale Brandenberger, Mieth und Kreysing in der Zeit vom 5. November 1943 bis 15 Februar 1944 in Angriff und Abwehr starke Durchbruchsversuche der Bolschewisten mit blanker Waffe verhindert und ihnen hohe Verluste zugefügt. Dabei wurden 1754 Panzer, 533 Geschütze, zahlreiche andere Waffen und sonstiges Kriegsgerät erbeutet oder vernichtet und 56 feindliche Flugzeuge durch Infanteriewaffen abgeschossen.	In the heavy fighting in the area of Nikopol have the Ostmark, Bavaria, Rhineland-Westphalia, Saxony, Mecklenburg, Pomerania and East Prussia Division under the command of the General of Mountain Troops Schörner and the generals Brandenberger, Mieth and Kreysing in the time frame of 5 November 1943 to 15 February 1944 in offensive and defensive actions, prevented Bolsheviks attempts to break through with cold steel and inflicted heavy losses. Thereby have been captured or destroyed. 1754 tanks, 533 guns, many other weapons and other military equipment, 56 enemy aircraft have been shot down by infantry weapons.

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5. (German)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. (German)
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (The German Cross 1930–1945: History and holders, vol. 2). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. (German)
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2004). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe II Ihlefeld – Primozic (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-21-1.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.

External links

• Hans Kreysing @ historic.de
• Hans Kreysing @ lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de

Military offices
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel	Commander of 3. Gebirgs-Division 23 October 1940 – 10 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Egbert Picker
Preceded by General der Artillerie Erich Brandenberger	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 1 November 1943 – 27 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Franz Beyer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. Franz Beyer	Commander of XVII. Armeekorps 25 May 1944 – 28 December 1944	Succeeded by General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto Wöhler	Commander of 8. Armee 28 December 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none