Hans Graf

Hans Graf
Birth date	1889
Place of birth	German Empire
Allegiance	German Empire National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Prussian Army Imperial German Army Freikorps Heer
Rank	Hauptmann
Battles/wars	World War I, World War II
Awards	Iron Cross House Order of Hohenzollern War Merit Cross

Hans Graf (1889–????) was a highly decorated officer and knight of the rare Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

Life

Hans Graf joined the 2. Badisches Grenadier-Regiment „Kaiser Wilhelm I.“ Nr. 110, was promoted to Unteroffizier and then to Fähnrich (Officer cadet) on 19 July 1913. In 1914, he was promoted to Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant), his patent was backdated to 23 December 1912. Graf took part in WWI with distinction, was wounded at least three times and was well decorated. On 20 May 1917, he was promoted to Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant). After serving with the Freikorps (Grenzschutz Ost), he was discharged from military service and received the Charakter als Hauptmann (Captain).

WWII

Graf was apparently reactivated for WWII as Hauptmann z. V., precise information about this is not available.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
• Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross II. Class with Swords (BZL3b⚔/BZ3b⚔) on 19 August 1915
• Baden Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, Knight's Cross (BV3) on 3 May 1918
• Prussian Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) on 23 June 1918
• Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Mattweiß (Silver)
• Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
• War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd Class with Swords

Gallery

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External links

• Baden, Nachlass des Oberleutnants Hans Graf, mit Ritterkreuz des Militärischen Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstordens, mit den Verleihungsurkunden, Verleihungsetuis usw., Wörschler-Orden (Archive)