Hans Traut

Hans Traut
Born25 January 1895
Died9 December 1974(1974-12-09) (aged 79)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.