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German general and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of birth
Essen
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LibraPlace of death
Essen
Age
66 years
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Biography
Hans Friedrich Max (Heinz) Piekenbrock (3 October 1893 – 16 December 1959) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 208. Infanterie-Division
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (13 April 1944)
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.
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