Hans Graf von Sponeck Military person

Hans Graf von Sponeck or Hans Emil Otto Graf von Sponeck (12 February 1888 – 23 July 1944) was a German Generalleutnant during World War II who was imprisoned for disobeying orders and later executed. He was the father of Hans von Sponeck.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 12, 1888
Birth place
Düsseldorf
Date of deathJuly 23, 1944
Place of death
Germersheim

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
relation
Hans von Sponeck
Theodor Graf von Sponeck

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Hans Graf von Sponeck on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.historic.de/Militar/Personen/Sponeck/Graf%20Sponeck.htm