Hans Voigt

Rudolf Ludwig Otto Hans Voigt (21 February 1896 Ã¢ÂÂ 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 FÃÂ¤hnrich (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)

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
2nd Class on 4 April 1915
1st Class on 5 March 1918
Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
2nd Class (OFA2/OK2) in January 1918 with the clasp "Vor dem Feinde" (In the Face of the Enemy)
1st Class (OFA1/OK1) in April 1918
Wound Badge (1918) in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal with Swords
Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal 1915Ã¢ÂÂ1918 with Swords
Austrian War Commemorative Medal with Swords
Sudetenland Medal
Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
2nd Class on 20 September 1939
1st Class on 30 September 1939
Panzer Badge in Silver on 1 June 1940
War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords
2nd Class on 30 January 1943
1st Class on 20 April 1943
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1945 as Generalmajor and Commandant of the Fortress Arnswalde (Pommern)