Hans-Albrecht Lehmann

Hans-Albrecht Lehmann
Hans-Albrecht Lehmann
Born	6 February 1894; Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died	27 November 1976 (aged 82); Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–45.
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Feldkommandeur of Laval
Battles / wars	World War II; World War II
Awards	German Cross in Silver

Hans-Albrecht Lehmann (6 February 1894–27 November 1976) was a German general during the Second World War.

Biography

Lehmann was born on 6 February 1894 in Metz in Lorraine. Lehmann served in the First World War with the Imperial German Army. After the war, he continued his career in the army, gradually climbing the ranks. Lehmann was appointed commander of the "Nachrichtentruppe I", in Königsberg, on 1 April 1938.^[1] Lehmann was an Oberstleutnant on the eve of the Second World War. As an Oberst in the Sixteenth German Army, Lehmann received the Deutsches Kreuz in silver, on 25 March 1943. Thanks to his leadership skills, Lehmann was shortly afterwards promoted Generalmajor, on 1 September 1943.

Lehmann died in 1976, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.

Decorations

Eisernes Kreuz (1914), 2nd and 1st classes
Eisernen Kreuz (1939), 2nd and 1st classes
Deutsches kreuz in Silver, on 25 March 1943.^[2]

References

^ Oberstleutnant Hans-Albrecht Lehmann 1. April 1938 : Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe I [1]
^ Klaus D. Patzwall, Veit Scherzer: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber vol.2, Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 , p.548.

Sources

Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945, Band 7, Knabe-Luz; Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2004 (p. 430-431).

[1] Oberstleutnant Hans-Albrecht Lehmann 1. April 1938 : Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe I [1]

[2] Klaus D. Patzwall, Veit Scherzer: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber vol.2, Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 , p.548.

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