Hermann von Hanneken (soldier)

Hermann von Hanneken
von Hanneken in 1942
Born(1890-01-05)5 January 1890
Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire
Died22 July 1981(1981-07-22) (aged 91)
Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (1908-1918)
 Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
 Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
Service / branch Imperial German Army
 Reichsheer
 German Army
Years of service1908–45
RankGeneral of the Infantry
CommandsWehrmachtbefehlshaber Denmark
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of War Merit Cross with Swords
German Cross in Gold

Hermann Konstantin Albert Julius von Hanneken (5 January 1890 – 22 July 1981) was a German General of the Infantry who was supreme commander of the German forces in Denmark from 29 September 1942 to January 1945.