Hans-Valentin Hube

Hans Hube
Hans Hube
	Hube, c. 1942
Birth name	Hans-Valentin Robert Friedrich Hube
Born	29 October 1890; Naumburg an der Saale, German Empire
Died	21 April 1944 (aged 53); Salzburg, Nazi Germany
Buried	Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany;
Branch	German Army
Service years	1909–1944
Rank	Generaloberst
Unit	7th Division
Commands	3rd Infantry Regiment; 16th Infantry Division; 16th Panzer Division; XIV Panzer Corps; 1st Panzer Army
Conflicts	See battles World War I; World War II Battle of France; Invasion of Yugoslavia; Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev; ; Battle of Stalingrad; Italian Campaign Allied invasion of Sicily; Operation Avalanche; ; Korsun-Cherkassy pocket; Kamenets-Podolsky pocket; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Hans-Valentin Robert Friedrich Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944) was a German general during World War II who commanded armoured forces in the invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. In the course of the war, Hube led the 16th Infantry Division, the XIV Panzer Corps and the 1st Panzer Army, rising to the rank of Generaloberst. He died in an air crash on 21 April 1944.