(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Degan
Born: 18 Feb 1899 in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)
Died: 08 Nov 1971 in Bad Tölz
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Oberjäger (23 Jan 1917); Fähnrich (26 Oct 1917); Leutnant (23 Feb 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (20 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1944); Generalleutnant (20 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Sep 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (18 Sep 1916-09 Jul 1917)
Detached to 6th Training-Course for Fahnenjunker in Grafenwöhr (03 Dec 1916-03 Mar 1917)
Detached to 7th Physical-Course for Fahnenjunker in Grafenwöhr (18 Mar 1917-17 Jun 1917)
In the Field with the 3rd Company of the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (09 Jul 1917-24 Sep 1918)
Detached for Training on light-MG at the MG-School 4, Andenarde (10 May 1918-07 Jun 1918)
Leader of the 4th Company of the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (24 Sep 1918-12 Oct 1918)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (12 Oct 1918-12 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (12 Dec 1918-10 Mar 1919)
While Retaining Previous Position, Detached to the Peoples-Home-Guard-Company and Recruitment-Officer (10 Mar 1919-06 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 2nd Peoples-Defence-Battalion (06 May 1919-14 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (14 Jun 1919-30 Oct 1919)
At the same time, Court-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Sep 1919-30 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the 12th (MG) Company of the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment and Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Battalion-Staff of the III. Battalion (30 Oct 1919-27 Apr 1920)
Detached to States Police-Defence Bavaria (27 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-15 Feb 1928)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School (21 Sep 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Detached to Observation-Course in Fürth (14 Jan 1924-29 Feb 1924)
Detached to VI. Officers Weapons School Course in Dresden (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
Company-Officer in the 8th (MG) Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1928-01 Apr 1929)
Transferred into the 4th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment and Detached to the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Course for Weapons-Officers in Munich (29 Oct 1929-12 Nov 1929)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Aug 1932)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin – Detached to Secret War Academy (01 Aug 1932-01 Oct 1932)
While retaining previous position, transferred to the 6th Artillery-Regiment – Service with the Chief of the Troop Office (01 Oct 1932-01 Jul 1933)
Advisor in the RWM/T4 (01 Jul 1933-21 May 1935)
Carrying the Uniform of Operations-Staff-Officer (01 Oct 1933)
Advisor in the Household-Department, RKM (21 May 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the 4th Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Company-Chief in the 100th Mountain-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 2nd Mountain-Division (10 Nov 1938-15 Jan 1941)
At the same time, Detached to Special-Staff W, OKW (06 Mar 1939-25 Mar 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of VI. Army-Corps (15 Jan 1941-02 Jul 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (02 Jul 1942-16 Jul 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of Mountain-Corps Norway (16 Jul 1942-25 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Oct 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd Mountain-Division (01 Nov 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Commander of the 2nd Mountain-Division (01 Jan 1944-06 Feb 1945)
Severely Wounded – In Hospital (06 Feb 1945-09 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (09 Feb 1945-02 May 1945)
In US Captivity (02 May 1945-15 Oct 1947)
Released (15 Oct 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (4705): am 11.03.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 2. Gebirgs-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (87/29): am 12.03.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Stabes VI. Armee-Korps
- 1914 EK II: 06.11.1917
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 01.10.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 11.10.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Marz 1938
- Spanienkreuz in Bronze ohne Schwerter: 31.05.1939
- 1939 EK I: 10.12.1939
- Spange um EK II: 01.10.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 00.08.1942
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 04.04.1944
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (5260): am 05.02.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 2. Gebirgs-Division/ 20. Gebirgs-Armee (Tat bei Kolosjok am 20. und 21.10.1944)
- Lapplandschild


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