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Kuno-Hans von Both

Nazi general (1884–1955)

Summary

Nazi general (1884–1955)

Field	Value
name	Kuno-Hans von Both
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Saverne, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
death_place	, Habichtswald, Hesse, West Germany
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2000-0720-500, Kuno Hans von Both.jpg
caption	Both in 1941
allegiance	German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branch	German Army
serviceyears	1903–1945
rank	General der Infanterie
commands	21st Infantry Division
I Army Corps
Army Group North Rear Area
battles
awards	Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

NOTOC Weimar Republic Nazi Germany I Army Corps Army Group North Rear Area

World War I

World War II
- Invasion of Poland
- Battle of the Netherlands
- Battle of Belgium
- Battle of France
- Operation Barbarossa
- Siege of Leningrad Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kuno-Hans von Both (9 April 1884 – 22 May 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite of the German Empire and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was also awarded the Nazi Party Blood Order by Adolf Hitler for his participation in Nazi activities prior to Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

Awards and decorations

Order of Franz Joseph (Austria-Hungary, 27 January 1911)
Lippe House Order, 4th class (18 June 1914)
Iron Cross 2nd Class (22 September 1914) & 1st Class (9 February 1915)
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern 3rd Class with Swords (23 December 1917)
Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria) (27 June 1918)
Pour le Mérite (10 April 1918)
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (20 December 1934)
Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class (September 1939)
German Cross in Gold on 9 September 1942 as General der Infanterie and commander of I. Armeekorps
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of I. Armeekorps

References

Citations

Bibliography

{{Cite book |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
{{Cite book |trans-title=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
{{Cite book |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo

before=Generalleutnant Albert Wodrig| after=Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer| title= Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division| years=10 November 1938 – 20 October 1939 before=General der Artillerie Walter Petzel| after=General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel| title= Commander of I. Armeekorps| years=26 October 1939 – 1 April 1943

References

Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 318.
Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 54.
Scherzer 2007, p. 237.

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