Hans Voigt

Hans Voigt
Born21 February 1896
Hanover, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died26 April 1969(1969-04-26) (aged 73)
Frankfurt am Main,[1] Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Army
Freikorps
Reichswehr
German Heer
Service years1914–1945
RankGeneralmajor
Commands
  • Panzer Regiment 4
  • Commandant of the Fortress Arnswalde
  • Voigt Division Group
  • Combat Commandant Stargard/Pomerania
  • Combat Commandant of Pölitz and the Langenberg Bridgehead
  • Commander of the Sassnitz Defense Area and Island Commandant Rügen
  • Island Combat Commandant Rügen
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations∞ 18 June 1929 Ursula Elsa Emma Theresa Büttler; 3 daughters

Rudolf Ludwig Otto Hans Voigt (21 February 1896 – 26 April 1969) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Promotions

  • 2 August 1914 Kriegsfreiwilliger und Fahnenjunker (War Volunteer and Officer Candidate)
  • 18 January 1915 Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (Officer Candidate with Lance Corporal rank)
  • 19 January 1915 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Officer Candidate with Corporal/NCO/Junior Sergeant rank)
  • 1 February 1915 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 16 March 1915 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent
    • 19 April 1918 received Patent from 11 September 1913
    • 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 April 1914 (69)
  • 23 November 1923 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) with effect and RDA from 1 November 1923 (10)
  • 1 September 1928 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 1 March 1935 Major (16)
  • 31 December 1937 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 January 1938 (25)
  • 20 October 1940 Oberst (Colonel) with effect from 1 November 1940 (16)
    • 17 December 1941 received new and improved RDA from 1 February 1940 (8a)
  • 10 July 1943 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 August 1943 (7)

Awards and decorations

Sources

  • German Federal Archives: BArch PERS 6/2010 and PERS 6/301199

Notes

  1. ^ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) stated: "...Generalmajor Hans Voigt has to be considered a bearer of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, even though the formalities are not 100 percent correct." because the presentation was an "authorized presentation by Himmler" as commander-in-chief of Army Group Vistula from the end of February or early March. Himmler was not authorized to make this presentation, a fact known to the AKCR, however the AKCR wanted to affiliate Voigt immediately. The AKCR therefore assigned the unsuspicious presentation date of 28 April 1945 and claimed its approval was made by the chief of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) Wilhelm Burgdorf in Berlin. His listing by Fellgiebel contains a footnote stating "It has to be assumed that a few presentations have been made by the chief of the HPA General Burgdorf in the timeframe 20 April to 30 April." Voigt was a member of the AKCR.[3][4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Death register of the registry office Frankfurt am Main No. 2816/1969
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 350.
  3. ^ Scherzer p. 181.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 26.

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.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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