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Hans Hube | |
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![]() Hube (centre) in 1942 | |
Born | Naumburg an der Saale, German Empire | 29 October 1890
Died | 21 April 1944 Salzburg, Nazi Germany | (aged 53)
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Years of service | 1909–44 |
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Commands | 3rd Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Division 16th Panzer Division XIV Panzer Corps 1st Panzer Army |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds |
Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944) was a German general during World War II who commanded armoured forces in the invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. In the course of the war, Hube led the 16th Infantry Division, XIV Panzer Corps, and the 1st Panzer Army rising to the rank of Generaloberst. He died in an air crash on 21 April 1944.