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Hans Bernhard Carl Otto von Tettau (30 November 1888 – 30 January 1956) was a decorated General of the Infantry in the ''Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War who held commands at the divisional and corps level. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. This decoration, especially the higher grade with Oak Leaves, was awarded to recognise battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans von Tettau was captured at the end of the war and was held as a prisoner until 1947. After his release, he became a textile salesman and wrote a book with General Kurt Versock called ''The History of the 24th Infantry Division''. Although much decorated, Tettau's reputation is debatable. Some German historians argue that he had little real military experience up to his countermeasures at the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, the Allied Operation Market Garden. Fellow generals spoke of Tettau -whose regular work in the army was more that of an inspector than of a commanding officer - in a negative way when he organised his defences in the Netherlands under the name of ''Westgruppe',' which was no formal army division at all. This was seen as a political move by Tettau to gain credit in Berlin.〔Verhoef, 2012〕 ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (18 September 1914)〔Thomas 1998, p. 372.〕 * * 1st Class (18 September 1915)〔 * Knight's Cross of the Saxony Military Merit Order 2nd Class with Swords (During World War I) * Knight's Cross of the Albrecht Order 1st Class with Swords (During World War I) * Knight's Cross of the Friedrich Order 2nd Class with Swords (During World War I) * Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (During World War I) * Wound Badge (1914) * * in Black * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 December 1934) * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (22 September 1939)〔 * * 1st Class (5 October 1939)〔 * Eastern Front Medal * Crimea Shield * German Cross in Gold on 5 May 1942 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 24. Infanterie-Division〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 472.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 3 September 1942 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 24. Infanterie-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 341.〕 * * 821st Oak Leaves on 5 April 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of Korpsgruppe von Tettau〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans von Tettau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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