Hans Källner

Infobox Military Person
name=Hans Källner
born=birth date|1898|10|09|df=y
died=death date and age|1945|04|18|1898|10|18|df=y
placeofbirth=Kattowitz, Upper Silesia
placeofdeath=near Olomouc


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1915-1945
rank=Generalleutnant
commands=
unit=19. Panzer-Division
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Hans Källner (9 October 1898 – 18 April 1945) was a German General, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Källner was born in Kattowitz and was killed in action while visiting the front lines near Olomouc.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1914)
** 2nd Class (3 September 1917)
** 1st Class (4 August 1918)
* Cross of Honor
* Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (19 September 1939)
** 1st Class (18 October 1939)
* Panzer Badge in Silver
* German Cross in Gold (18 October 1941)
* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (3 May 1941)
** 392. Oak Leaves (12 February 1944)
** 106. Swords (23 October 1944)
* Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht (23 August 1944, 22 September 1944)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.