Hans-Valentin Hube
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Generaloberst Hans-Valentin Hube
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| Born |
29 October 1890 Naumburg an der Saale, German Empire |
| Died | 21 April 1944 (aged 53) Salzburg, Nazi Germany |
| Buried at | Invalidenfriedhof Berlin |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (1909-1918) Weimar Republic (1918-1933) Nazi Germany (1933-1944) |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1909–44 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Commands held | 16th Infantry Division, XIV Panzer Corps, 1st Panzer Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds |
Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944) was a German general during World War II.
Hube, a decorated World War I veteran and Generaloberst, commanded several panzer divisions of the Wehrmacht in Poland, France and the Soviet Union, for which he was one of 27 people to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, Nazi Germany's highest military decoration.
On 21 April 1944, Hube died when his aircraft crashed near Salzberg.
Hans-Valentin Hube was born on 29 October 1890, in Naumburg an der Saale, German Empire. Hube volunteered for military service in the Prussian Army in 1909, and served during World War I where he saw action in the battle of the Race to the Sea, and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern. In 1918, following the end of the war which ended with the German Empire's defeat and subsequent collapse, Hube briefly served with the right-wing Freikorps paramilitary during the instability. Hube joined the Reichswehr, the successor of the Imperial German Army after the establishment of the Weimar Republic, and continued his army service in the Wehrmacht after the founding of Nazi Germany, reaching the rank of Oberst in 1936.
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