Hanns Laengenfelder

Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hanns Laengenfelder was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (1 November 1939)
 * Infantry Assault Badge
 * War Merit Cross with Swords
 * 2nd Class
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 21 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 106
 * (856th) Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 15. Infanterie-Division