Hans Piekenbrock

Hans Friedrich Max (Heinz) Piekenbrock
Born3 October 1893
Essen, German Empire
Died16 December 1959(1959-12-16) (aged 66)
Porz-Wahn, Cologne, West Germany[1]
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1914–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands208th Infantry Division
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in gold

Hans Piekenbrock (3 October 1893 – 16 December 1959) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Piekenbrock was born in Essen in 1893 and entered the Royal Prussian Army on the outbreak of World War I. At the end of the war, he was an Oberleutnant in Hussar Regiment 11. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer. Between 1934 and 1936, he served as the chief of staff to the Military District III in Berlin, and to the 18th Infantry Division. Between 1936 and 1943, Piekenbrock was posted to the staff of OKW as a staff officer. He took over as commander of the 208th Infantry Division in June 1943 and led this unit until Germany's surrender in May 1945.[2]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Hans Piekenbrock. Friedhofsführer für Essen. Retrieved on 29 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Webb 2025, p. 20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 149.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.

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.
  • Webb, James Jack (2025). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 3: P–Z. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71518-1.
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