Hermann Kreß

Hermann Kreß
Born	23 July 1895 Haßfurt, German Empire
Died	11 August 1943(1943-08-11) (aged 48) Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1932) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–32 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	4th Mountain Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Caucasus †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Kreß (23 July 1895 – 11 August 1943) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 4th Mountain Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kreß was killed instantly by a shot in the head from a Soviet sniper on 11 August 1943 near Novorossiysk, Soviet Union.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Eglseer	Commander of 4. Gebirgs-Division 23 October 1942 – 12 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Julius Braun

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Mountain Division

Staff	Hubert Lanz¹ (Oak Leaves) Ludwig Kübler

Units	Johann Bauer Hans Daumiller Friedrich Hengstler Harald von Hirschfeld (Oak Leaves) Hermann Kreß Egbert Picker Michael Pössinger² (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Spindler (Oak Leaves)

¹Knight's Cross with the XVIII Army Corps ²Oak Leaves with the 558th Volksgrenadier-Division

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