Hans-Albrecht Lehmann

Hans-Albrecht Lehmann
Born 6 February 1894
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died 27 November 1976 (1976-11-28) (aged 81)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1914–45.
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held Feldkommandeur of Laval
Battles/wars World War II
World War II
Awards German Cross in Silver

Hans-Albrecht Lehmann (1894–1976) was a German general during the Second World War.

Biography

In February 1894, Lehmann was born in Metz in Lorraine. Lehmann fought bravely during the First World War. He was involved in many military operations during the war. After the war, he continued his career in the army, gradually climbing the ranks. Lehmann was appointed commander of the "Nachrichtentruppe I", in Königsberg, on 1 April 1938.[1] Lehmann was an Oberstleutnant on the eve of the Second World War. As an Oberst in the Sixteenth German Army, Lehmann received the Deutsches Kreuz in silver, on March 25, 1943. Thanks to his leadership skills, Lehmann was shortly after promoted Generalmajor, on 1 September 1943.

Lehmann died in 1976, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.

Decorations

References

  1. ↑ Oberstleutnant Hans-Albrecht Lehmann 1. April 1938 : Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe I
  2. ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall, Veit Scherzer: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber vol.2, Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 , p.548.

Sources

  • Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945, Band 7, Knabe-Luz; Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2004 (p. 430-431).
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