Heinrich Hax
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Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax
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| Nickname(s) | Heinz |
| Born | 24 January 1900 Berlin |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Koblenz |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany (1956–61) |
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Heer Bundeswehr |
| Years of service | 1918–45 1956–61 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | 8. Panzer-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Shooting | ||
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1932 Los Angeles | 25 m rapid fire pistol |
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1936 Berlin | 25 m rapid fire pistol |
Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. 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.
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Olympic career
In 1928 he finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon.[1]
Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.[1] In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 8 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division[3]
- (855th) Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Panzer-Division[4][Note 1]
Notes
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by
Generalmajor Gottfried Fröhlich
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Commander of 8. Panzer-Division (Wehrmacht) 5 January 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by - |
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Commander of 3rd Armoured Division (Bundeswehr) 3 September 1956 – 14 July 1958 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Christian Müller |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Panzer Division
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| Panzerkampfgruppe "Friebe" | ||
| 8. Schützen-Brigade | ||
| Panzer-Regiment 10 | ||
| Panzer-Abteilung 67 | ||
| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 8 | ||
| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 98 (attached since 1 December 1944) |
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| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 28 |
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| Panzerartillerie-Regiment 80 | ||
| Kradschützen-Bataillon 8 | ||
| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 8 (attached since 1 April 1943) |
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| Panzerpionier-Bataillon 59 | ||
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1 Oak Leaves with XXIX. Armeekorps. 2 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 8, Oak Leaves with the Schützen-Regiment 28. 3 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 272 (93rd Infantry Division).
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas 1997, p. 257.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 180.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.
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