Hans von der Mosel

Hans von der Mosel (3 May 1898 – 12 April 1969) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Mosel surrendered to American forces on 19 September 1944 after the fall of Brest.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 August 1918)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 December 1940) & 1st Class (25 July 1941)


 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 9 August 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 548
 * 589th Oak Leaves on 18 September 1944 as Generalmajor and Chief of staff of the fortress Brest (France)