Hasso von Manteuffel

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Freiherr Hasso Eccard von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during

During Operation Barbarossa, Manteuffel commanded a battalion in the 7th Panzer Division, in the Army Group Centre.

In early 1943, Manteuffel was sent to

At first Manteuffel was interned at the British-administered Island Farm Special Camp 11 for high-ranking Wehrmacht officers. In 1946 he was handed over to the Americans and took part in the U.S. Army Historical Division project, for which he produced a monograph on the mobile warfare aspect of the Ardennes Offensive.

After his release in December 1946, he entered politics and was a representative of the

Searle agrees with Hermann Balck's comment that such a trial would be "unthinkable" for a French or British officer.[1]

He spoke eloquent English; in 1968 he lectured at the United States Military Academy at West Point, speaking about combat in deep snow conditions and worked as a technical adviser on war films. He was interviewed in The World at War episode 19 - "Pincers" (August 1944 – March 1945) in 1973. Manteuffel died in 1978.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914):^[2] 2nd Class (13 October 1916) & 1st Class (2 May 1917)^[3]
• Austrian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class)^[4]
• Bavarian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class)^[4]
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Panzer Badge in Silver ^[4]
• War Merit Cross: 2nd Class (22 July 1941) & 1st Class (1 August 1941)^[3]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross: 2nd Class & 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
  • Knight's Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 6^[5]
  • Oak Leaves on 23 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 7. Panzer-Division^[5]
  • Swords on 22 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 7. Panzer-Division^[5]
  • Diamonds on 18 February 1945 as General der Panzertruppe and commander-in-chief of 5. Panzerarmee^[5]

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