Hans Traut

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nameHans Traut
birth_date25 January 1895
death_date
imageGeneralleutnant Hans Traut.jpg
image_size120px
allegianceNazi Germany
branchArmy
serviceyears
rankGeneralleutnant
commands{{Plainlist
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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World War II

Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.

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  • {{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile | trans-title = 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 | last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000 | author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel | orig-year = First published 1986 | publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany | language = de | isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6
  • {{Cite book| title = Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II | trans-title = The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 | last1 = Patzwall | first1 = Klaus D. | last2 = Scherzer | first2 = Veit | year = 2001 | publisher = Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall | location = Norderstedt, Germany | language = de | isbn = 978-3-931533-45-8
  • {{Cite book| title = Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z | trans-title = The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z | last = Thomas | first = Franz | year = 1998 | publisher = Biblio-Verlag | location = Osnabrück, Germany | language = de | isbn = 978-3-7648-2300-9

| before=Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper | after=Generalleutnant August Schmidt | title= Commander of 10th Infantry Division | years=15 April 1942 – 25 April 1942 | before=Generalleutnant Ernst Häckel | after=Generalleutnant Werner Richter | title= Commander of 263rd Infantry Division | years=24 April 1942 – 1 April 1943 | before= General der Infanterie Paul Völckers | after= Generalleutnant Heribert von Larisch | title= Commander of 78th Sturm Division | years= 1 April 1943 – 31 October 1943 | before= General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp | after= General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp | title= Commander of 78th Sturm Division | years= 5 February 1944 – 12 July 1944

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