Hans-Dieter von Basse Military person

Hans-Dieter von Basse (16 June 1916 – 16 April 1945) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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-Dieter von Basse was killed on 16 April 1945 in Godnicken, East Prussia. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 16, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Hagen
Date of deathApril 16, 1945
Place of death
Germany , Godnicken

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Third Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Memel
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Samland Offensive
Operation Winter Storm
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Second Battle of Târgu Frumos
First Battle of Târgu Frumos
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandPanzerkorps-Füsilier-Regiments Großdeutschland
service start1936
service end1945

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Hans-Dieter von Basse on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Ba/Basse-Hans-Dieter-von.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28236