Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt | |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1915 |
Birth Place: | Markranstädt, German Empire |
Death Place: | Schmalfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army Bundeswehr |
Serviceyears: | 1934–45 1955–71 |
Rank: | Major (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
Commands: | Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Laterwork: | politician |
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt (30 June 1915 – 19 June 2014) was a German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Dennhardt served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein as a Christian Democratic Union politician after World War II.[1] He rejoined the military service in the West German Bundeswehr in 1955, retiring in 1971 holding the rank of Brigadegeneral. He commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 from 1 November 1965 to 31 March 1968 and was deputy commander of the 6th Panzergrenadier Division.
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