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Hans Graf von Sponeck
Born
(1888-02-12)12 February 1888 Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
23 July 1944(1944-07-23) (aged 56) Germersheim, Landkreis Germersheim, Rhenish Palatinate, Land Bayern, Gau Westmark, Nazi Germany
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch
German Army
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands held
XLII Army Corps
Battles/wars
World War I
World War II
Battle of the Netherlands
Battle for The Hague
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations
Hans von Sponeck (son)
Hans Emil Otto Graf von Sponeck (12 February 1888 – 23 July 1944) was a German general during World War II who was imprisoned for disobeying orders and later executed.
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