Erick-Oskar Hansen

Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Erick-Oskar Hansen was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 during the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Hanseatic Cross of the city of Hamburg
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Anschluss Medal
 * Sudetenland Medal
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Crimea Shield
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Order of Michael the Brave
 * 3rd Class (22 August 1941)
 * 2nd Class (29 July 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (19 September 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as General der Kavallerie and commander of LIV. Anmeekorps