Hans von der Mosel

Hans von der Mosel
Mosel (left), Konteradmiral Otto Kähler (center) and General Hans Kroh (right) surrender at Brest, France, 18 September 1944
Born	3 May 1898
Died	12 April 1969(1969-04-12) (aged 70)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Mosel surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 August 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 December 1940) & 1st Class (25 July 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548
  • 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.