Hans Traut
| Hans Traut | |
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| Born | 25 January 1895 |
| Died | 9 December 1974 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
10th Infantry Division 263d Infantry Division 78th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans Traut (25 January 1895, Sarreguemines – 9 December 1974) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Traut surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet 1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In 1947 he was convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 25 years of forced labor. Traut was released in 1955.
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