Hans Bergen

Hans Bergen
Hans Bergen
	Hans Bergen (with a map on his knee); gives orders to his officers on the Eastern Front; (August 1941)
Born	5 March 1890
Died	17 February 1957 (aged 66)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	323. Infanterie-Division; 299. Infanterie-Division; 390th Security Division (Wehrmacht)
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Bergen (5 March 1890 – 17 February 1957) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 187^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Mühlmann	Commander of 323. Infanterie-Division 10 January 1942 – 5 November 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Viktor Koch
Preceded by Generalleutnant Viktor Koch	Commander of 299. Infanterie-Division 5 November 1942 – 3 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
Preceded by Generalleutnant August Wittmann	Commander of 390th Security Division 3 May 1943 - 30 December 1944	Succeeded by Division disbanded

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 87th Infantry Division
Staff	Walter Hartmann¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Mauritz Freiherr von Strachwitz
Units	Hans Bergen Günther Hochgartz Hellmuth Pfeifer² (Oak Leaves)
¹ Swords with the VIII Army Corps ² Oak Leaves with the 65th Infantry Division