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Christian Hansen | |
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Born | Schleswig, German Empire | 10 April 1885
Died | 7 August 1972 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | (aged 87)
Buried | Garmisch Cemetery |
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Branch | Army |
Years of service | 1903–44[1] |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
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Battles / wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Christian Hansen (10 April 1885 – 7 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 16th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hansen retired from the Wehrmacht on 31 December 1944 on medical grounds. He died in 1972.