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Hasso von Manteuffel | |
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![]() Manteuffel in May 1944 | |
Born | Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 14 January 1897
Died | 24 September 1978 Reith, Austria | (aged 81)
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Years of service | 1916–1945 |
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Commands | 5th Panzer Army Panzer Division Großdeutschland |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds |
Other work | Politician |
Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
After the war, he was elected to the Bundestag (West German legislature) and was the defense-policy spokesman of the Free Democratic Party. A proponent of West German rearmament, he was responsible for coining the new name for the post-World War II West German armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
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