Ernst-Eberhard Hell | |
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Born | 25 September 1887 Stade |
Died | 15 September 1973 Wiesbaden | (aged 85)
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1906–45 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands | 269. Infanterie-Division 15. Infanterie-Division VII Armeekorps |
Battles / wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Ernst-Eberhard Hell (19 September 1887 – 15 September 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisions and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hell surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.