Hans von der Mosel

Hans von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Mosel surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest.

Hans von der Mosel
Mosel (left), Konteradmiral Otto Kähler (center) and General Hans Kroh (right) surrender at Brest, France, 18 September 1944
Born	3 May 1898
Died	12 April 1969 (aged 70)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 August 1918) [1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 December 1940) & 1st Class (25 July 1941)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548[2]
  • 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 96.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.