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  • Hans-Joachim Kahler
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  • Hans-Joachim Kahler (21 March 1908 – 14 January 2000) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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-Joachim Kahler was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1946.
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serviceyears
  • 1927
Birth Date
  • 1908-03-21
Commands
Branch
death place
  • Hamburg
Name
  • Hans-Joachim Kahler
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of Führer Grenadier Brigade
Awards
death date
  • 2000-01-14
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
Before
  • Unknown
Years
  • --07-10
After
  • Major von Courbière
abstract
  • Hans-Joachim Kahler (21 March 1908 – 14 January 2000) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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-Joachim Kahler was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1946.