Horst Großmann (19 November 1891 – 4 May 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (25 October 1916)Thomas 1997, p. 226. Knight's Cross with swords of the House Order of HohenzollernReichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 138. Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Cross for Merit in War of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen Wound Badge in black Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 May 1940) & 1st Class (28 May 1940) German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 6th Infantry DivisionPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 150. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of 84th Infantry RegimentScherzer 2007, p. 351. 292nd Oak Leaves on 4 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 6th Infantry Division
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