Hans-Christian Stock

Hans-Christian Stock (21 November 1919 – 12 January 1945) was a highly decorated Major 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. Hans-Christian Stock was killed on 12 January 1945 in Makranz, Slovakia. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (13 February 1942)
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as Leutnant and platoon leader of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 270
 * 628th Oak Leaves on 23 October 1944 as Hauptmann and chief of the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 152