Hans Behlendorff

Hans Behlendorff (13 August 1889 – 16 March 1961) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Behlendorff was born at Allenstein (today, Olsztyn, Poland) in 1889 and entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1908. He served in World War I and, at the end of the war, he was an Hauptmann and the adjutant to General Command 51. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer. He was a department head in the Ministry of the Reichswehr from 1934 to 1938, then led an artillery unit until July 1939. During World War II, Behlendorff served as the commander of the 34th Infantry Division between July 1939 and December 1941. He next commanded the LXXXIV Army Corps from May 1942 until April 1943, and then was placed into the Führerreserve until his retirement in December 1944.

Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (16 September 1914) 1st Class (6 April 1915) Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords Knight's Cross 1st class with swords of the Friedrich Order Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Military Merit Cross of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 2nd class Schaumburg-Lippe Cross for Loyal Service Military Merit Cross of Austria-Hungary, 3rd class with war decoration Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 December 1939) 1st Class (10 May 1940) Wound Badge in black Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division