From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Hundt
Gustav Hundt
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Ernst Sieler 8 May 1944 – 9 August 1944 Generalleutnant Ernst Sieler
Preceded by Commander of 1. Skijäger-Division Succeeded by
Generalmajor Martin Berg 3 October 1944 – 15 November 1944 Oberst Emmanuel von Kiliani
Preceded by Commander of 1. Skijäger-Division Succeeded by
Oberst Emmanuel von Kiliani December 1944 – 24 April 1945 Oberst Henze
Gustav Hundt Awards and decorations
Born 27 September 1894 • Iron Cross (1914)
Pfaffenhofen
• 2nd Class (21 November 1914)
Died 21 April 1945(1945-04-21) (aged 50) • 1st Class (31 July 1917)
Disappeared near Troppau, • Wound Badge (1914)
Czechoslovakia • in Black
Allegiance • Cross of Honor (17 January 1935)
German Empire (to 1918)
• Sudetenland Medal (13 January 1940)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
• Iron Cross (1939)
Nazi Germany
• 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
Service/ Heer • 1st Class (28 May 1940)
branch • Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
Years of 1913–1945 • German Cross in Gold (15 December 1941)
service • Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
• Knight’s Cross on 15 April 1945 as Generalleutnant
Rank Generalleutnant
and commander of 1. Ski-Jäger-Division[1]
Commands 304. Infanterie-Division • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (18 April 1945)
held 1. Ski-Jäger-Division
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
References
• Annexation of the Sudetenland [1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 196.
• Invasion of Poland Bibliography
• Battle of France • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des
• Operation Barbarossa
• Battle of Białystok–Minsk Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg,
• Siege of Leningrad Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Battle of Dukla Pass • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die
Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von
Awards Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm
sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den
Gustav Hundt (27 September 1894 – 21 April 1945) was
Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena,
a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht
Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN
during World War II who commanded several divisions.
978-3-938845-17-2.
He was also a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron
Cross. The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded
to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful External links
military leadership. Gustav Hundt disappeared near
• World War 2 Awards.com
Troppau, Czechoslovakia on 21 April 1945. He was offi-
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
cially declared dead on 7 June 1950 with the date of de-
• Gustav Hundt @ Axis Biographical Research
ceased 21 April 1945.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Hundt
Name Hundt, Gustav Date of birth 27 September 1894
Alternative Place of birth Pfaffenhofen, Germany
names Date of death 21 April 1945
Short descrip- German General and Knight’s Cross Place of death Troppau, Czechoslovakia
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• German military personnel killed in World War II
• Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
• Recipients of the Cross of Honor
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