{{Short description|German general (1899–1971)}} __NOTOC__{{Infobox military person | name = Hans Degen | birth_date = 18 February 1899 | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|11|8|1899|2|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Rosenheim, German Empire | death_place = Bad Tölz, West Germany | image = | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = <!---- {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br/>----->{{flag|Nazi Germany}} | branch = Army (Wehrmacht) | service_years = <!--- 1916–45 ----> | rank = ''Generalleutnant'' | commands = 2nd Mountain Division | unit = | battles = <!--- World War I ---- Spanish Civil War ---- ---> World War II <!---- *Invasion of Poland *Invasion of Norway *Operation Barbarossa *Battle of Białystok–Minsk *Battle of Smolensk (1941) *Battle of Moscow *Battles of Rzhev *Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive ----> | awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | other_work = }}

'''Hans Degen''' (18 February 1899 – 8 November 1971) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

==Life and career== Hans Degen was born in Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria in 1899. He entered the German Army in September 1916 as an ensign, serving in a Jäger battalion until the end of World War I. He remained in the army after 1918, becoming a general staff officer. In this capacity he served with 2nd Mountain Division in 1938, moving to the 1st Mountain Division on the outbreak of war in September 1939. He was then appointed chief of staff of VI Army Corps and then XIX Army Corps.{{sfn|Lucas|1980|p=211}}

In November 1943 he took command of the 2nd Mountain Division. This served on the Arctic and Western fronts, where Degen was badly wounded, retiring from the division in February 1945.{{sfn|Mitcham|2007|pp=263–264}} In March 1945 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his command of the division.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=134}}

Degen ended the war with the rank of ''Generalleutnant''.{{sfn|Lucas|1980|p=211}}

==Awards and decorations== <!---- * Iron Cross (1914) ** 2nd Class (6 November 1917) * Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords (31 May 1939) * Iron Cross (1939) ** 2nd Class (1 October 1939) ** 1st Class (10 December 1939) ----> * German Cross in Gold{{sfn|Lucas|1980|p=211}} * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 2. Gebirgs-Division.{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=134}}

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==References== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-year=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} *{{cite book|last=Lucas|first=James|title=Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II|publisher= Jane's Publishing|year=1980|isbn=0531037134}} * {{Cite book |last=Mitcham |first=Samuel W. |author-link=Samuel W. Mitcham|title=German Order of Battle: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII |volume=2 |year=2007 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA, USA|publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=978-0-8117-3437-0 }} {{refend}}

{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=Generalleutnant Georg Ritter von Hengl |after=Oberst Hans Roschmann |title=Commander of 2. Gebirgs-Division |years=1 November 1943 – 6 February 1945 }} {{s-end}}

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