Hans Traut
German general
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Hans Traut (25 January 1895 – 9 December 1974) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
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| Born | 25 January 1895 |
| Died | 9 December 1974 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
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| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (21 October 1914) & 1st Class (17 January 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (4 October 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 90[2]
- Oak Leaves on 23 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.) and leader of 10th Infantry Division[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 78th Sturm Division[4]
