Hans Christern

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|name=Hans Christern

|birth_date=24 January 1900

|death_date={{death date and age|1966|6|17|1900|1|24|df=y}}

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|caption=Hans Christern

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|allegiance=German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

|branch=German Army

|serviceyears=1917–1920
1936–1945

|rank=Oberst

|commands=7th Panzer Division

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World War I

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|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Hans Christern (24 January 1900 – 17 June 1966) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Christern took over command of the 7th Panzer Division in March 1945 which he surrendered to British troops in May 1945 north west of Berlin.

Following the war he worked as a farmer. He was involved in the CDU, and ran for office in the West German federal election of 1949, but failed to win his seat.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 January 1941 as Major and commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 31Fellgiebel 2000, p. 130.

References

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{{Cite book

|last=Fellgiebel

|first=Walther-Peer

|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

|year=2000

|origyear=1986

|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile

|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches

|language=German

|location=Friedberg, Germany

|publisher=Podzun-Pallas

|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6

}}

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before=Generalmajor Dr. Karl Mauss|

after=None|

title=Commander of 7. Panzer-Division|

years=26 March 1945 – 8 May 1945

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