__NOTOC__ Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previou ...

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during

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who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.

Awards

on 3 August 1941 as ''

General der Artillerie General der Artillerie ( en: General of the artillery) may mean: 1. A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial German Army and its contingency armies of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. ...

'' and commander of X. Armeekorps.

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Citations Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Christian 1885 births 1972 deaths People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein People from Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein German Army generals of World War II Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Reichswehr personnel Military personnel from Schleswig-Holstein