Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Ernst-Eberhard Hell (19 September 1887 – 15 September 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisions and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Born25 September 1887

Died15 September 1973 (aged 85)

Buried

Allegiance

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Ernst-Eberhard Hell

Born	25 September 1887 Stade, German Empire
Died	15 September 1973(1973-09-15) (aged 85) Wiesbaden, West Germany
Buried	South Cemetery Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Service years	1906–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	269. Infanterie-Division 15. Infanterie-Division VII Armeekorps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Cherkassy Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hell surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 September 1914) & 1st Class^[1]
Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)^[2]
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)^[2]
Silver Liakat Medal with Sabres^[2]
Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası; "Gallipoli Star", "Iron Crescent")^[2]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 May 1940) & 1st Class (17 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 1 February 1943 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps^[4]
- 400th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps^[4]

[1]
Thomas 1997, p. 266.
[2]
Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Reichswehrministerium. Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 146.
[3]
Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 176.
[4]
Scherzer 2007, p. 378.

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Reichswehrministerium, ed. (1930). Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin, Germany: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. OCLC 10573418.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

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Commander of 269th Infantry Division
1 September 1939 - 12 August 1940

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Wolfgang Edler Herr und Freiherr von Plotho

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Commander of 15th Infantry Division
12 August 1940 - 8 January 1942

Succeeded by

Oberst Alfred Schreiber

Preceded by

General der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

Commander of VII Army Corps
8 January 1942 - 5 October 1943

Succeeded by

General der Infanterie Anton Dostler

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Anton Dostler

Commander of VII Army Corps
30 November 1943 - August 1944

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