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Hans Graf von Sponeck

Hans Graf von Sponeck
Born(1888-02-12)12 February 1888
Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died23 July 1944(1944-07-23) (aged 56)
Germersheim, Landkreis Germersheim, Rhenish Palatinate, Land Bayern, Gau Westmark, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
RankGeneralleutnant
CommandsXLII Army Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsHans 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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