Hans Peter Knaust

HansPeter Knaust was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Knaust was born onAugust 1906 in Kiel in the Province of SchleswigHolstein, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. Knaust joined InfanterieRegiment onMarch 1924 and was transferred to InfanterieRegiment onApril 1934. Both regiments were subordinated to the 2. Division of the Reichswehr in the Weimar Republic.

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