Hans-Günther Stotten

Hans-Günther Paul Stotten (7 October 1916 – 5 April 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-Günther Stotten was captured by Soviet troops on 4 April 1945 and was shot while escaping on 5 April 1945.

Awards and decorations

 * Anschluss Medal
 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (11 October 1939)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Panzer Badge in Silver
 * German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1943 as Hauptmann in Panzer-Regiment 8
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Leutnant and leader of 1./Panzer-Regiment 3 (mot.)
 * 236th Oak Leaves on 10 May 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 8
 * Ärmelband "Afrika"