Hans Korte (general)

Hans Korte
Born	(1899-12-16)16 December 1899
Died	8 April 1990(1990-04-08) (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Kampfgeschwader 55 13. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 1st Parachute Division 2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Korte (16 December 1899 – 8 April 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Korte surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was interned until October 1947.

Allied ULTRA decrypt for this occasion

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.