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Hans-Joachim Kahler
Born	(1908-03-21)21 March 1908
Died	14 January 2000(2000-01-14) (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Army)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Führer Grenadier Brigade
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Joachim Kahler (21 March 1908 – 14 January 2000) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1940) & 1st Class (3 September 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 14 April 1943 as Major and commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 34
  • 355th Oak Leaves on 17 December 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 341.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 204.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

• Biography

• 1908 births
• 2000 deaths
• Military personnel from Alsace-Lorraine
• People from Moselle (department)
• Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
• Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
• German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom