Hans Tröger

Hans Tröger
Born	29 August 1896 Plauen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	Schwangau, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–44
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	27. Panzer-Division 25. Panzer-Division 17. Panzer-Division 13. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Hube's Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Tröger (29 August 1896 – 21 January 1982) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several panzer divisions. 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. Hans Tröger was captured by Bulgarian troops in 1944, he was later handed over to the Soviet Union and held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (15 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 17. Panzer-Division

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Helmut Michalik	Commander of 27th Panzer Division 30 November 1942 – 26 January 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Joachim von Kronhelm
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Georg Jauer	Commander of 25th Panzer Division 20 November 1943 – 10 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Oswin Grolig
Preceded by Oberst Friedrich-Erdmann von Hake	Commander of 13th Panzer Division 25 May 1944 – 9 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Schmidhuber