Hans Graf von Sponeck

Hans Graf von Sponeck
Born(1888-02-12)12 February 1888
Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died23 July 1944(1944-07-23) (aged 56)
Germersheim, Landkreis Germersheim, Rhenish Palatinate, Land Bayern, Gau Westmark, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
RankGeneralleutnant
CommandsXLII Army Corps
Conflicts
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsHans von Sponeck (son)

Hans Emil Otto Graf von Sponeck (12 February 1888 – 23 July 1944) was a German general during World War II who was imprisoned for disobeying orders and later executed.

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