From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hans Rauch
Hans Rauch
Hans Rauch • Knights Cross on 6 December 1944 as Oberst and
commander of Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (mot)[1]
Born 1 March 1899(1899-03-01) • Ärmelband Kurland
Rothwasser
Died 22 August 1958(1958-08-22) (aged 59)
Traben-Trarbach References
Allegiance [1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 285.
German Empire (to 1918)
Bibliography
Weimar Republic (to 1933) • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des
Nazi Germany Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg,
Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine (1916–1918) Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Reichsmarine (1918–1935) • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945
Kriegsmarine (1935) Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939
Luftwaffe (1935–1945) von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm
Years of service 1916–1945 sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den
Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena,
Rank Generalmajor
Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN
Commands held Flak-Sturm-Regiment 41 (mot) 978-3-938845-17-2.
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
• Annexation of the Sudetenland
External links
• Battle of France • World War 2 Awards.com
• Eastern Front • Hans Rauch @ Axis Biographical Research
• Courland Pocket
Persondata
Awards Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Name Rauch, Hans
Hans Rauch (1 March 1899 – 22 August 1958) was a highly Alternative
decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World names
War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of Short descrip- German general and Knight’s Cross
the Iron Cross. The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross was tion recipient
awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or suc- Date of birth 1 March 1899
cessful military leadership. Hans Rauch was captured by
Place of birth Rothwasser, Germany
Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until August 1948.
Date of death 22 August 1958
Awards and decorations Place of death Traben-Trarbach, Germany
• Iron Cross (1914)
• 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class
• 1st Class
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
• Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hans Rauch
Categories:
• 1899 births
• 1958 deaths
• Luftwaffe generals
• German military personnel of World War I
• German military personnel of World War II
• Recipients of the Iron Cross
• Recipients of the German Cross
• Recipients of the Knight's Cross
• German prisoners of war
• World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
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