Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Ernst-Eberhard Hell was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded several divisions and later an army corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hell surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). He was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration
- Silver Liakat Medal with Sabres
- Ottoman War Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1942 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- * Knight's Cross on 1 February 1943 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps
- * 400th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as General der Artillerie and commander of VII Army Corps