Hans Teusen

Hans Teusen
Born	(1917-07-26)26 July 1917
Died	11 February 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 93)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands	12th Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Teusen (26 July 1917 – 11 February 2011) was a German paratroop officer during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr of West Germany and achieved a general's rank.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2
• German Cross in Gold on 10 September 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16
• Officer Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1970
• Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1977

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.