__NOTOC__ Hans Korte (16 December 1899 – 8 April 1990) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Korte surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was interned until October 1947.

Awards

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as '' Generalmajor'' and commander of the 2.(Torpedo)/Flieger-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 221.

References

Citations

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Korte, Hans 1899 births 1990 deaths People from the Province of Hanover People from Dannenberg (Elbe) Luftwaffe World War II generals German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom Prussian Army personnel Reichswehr personnel Major generals of the Luftwaffe Military personnel from Lower Saxony