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Hans-Gustav Felber
Felber, during deportation of Jews from Marseille, France, in 1943
Born(1889-07-08)July 8, 1889
DiedMarch 8, 1962(1962-03-08) (aged 72)
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1908–45
Rank General of the Infantry
CommandsXIII Army Corps
LXXXIII Army Corps
Militärbefehlshaber Südost
7th Army
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Hans Felber in front of Gare d'Arenc, Marseille, 1943

Hans-Gustav Felber (July 8, 1889 – March 8, 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography

From 15 October 1939 Felber was the chief of staff of the 2nd Army, becoming chief of staff of the Army Group Centre in February 1940.
On 25 October 1940 he was given the command of the XIII Army Corps with which he fought in the Soviet Union. In April 1942, he was transferred to the Höheres Kommando z. b. V. XXXXV, later renumbered to LXXXIII Army Corps and Army Group Felber, stationed in France.

During August 1943, Felber was appointed Militärbefehlshaber Südost, under whose command were all German troops in Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Greece. German Foreign Ministry delegate for Balkans Hermann Neubacher and Felber considered that punitive measures against population(1:50) were no longer in interests of Germany, as they wanted better relations with Nedić's government, which August Meyszner, Higher SS officer and police leader for Serbia, opposed. Despite arguing for lesser punitive measures, under Felber Germans executed over 2000 hostages in first two months of his rule, more than in the same period of previous year. On December 22 new lesser punitive measures were approved, and it was applied for entire Balkans not just Serbia.

From 26 September to 27 October 1944 he headed the Army Group Serbia.

On 6 December 1944 he led the Corps Group Felber, which was renamed XIII Army Corps after the original XIII Corps had been disbanded following their crushing defeat in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. From 22 February to 25 March 1945 Felber was the commander of the 7th Army.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Glišić 1970, pp. 197.
  2. Glišić 1970, pp. 207–208.
  3. Scherzer 2007, pp. 304.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 178.

Bibliography

  • (Russian) Kto byl kto v Tretyem reykhe. Biografichesky entsiklopedichesky slovar, Moscow, 2003
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Glišić, Venceslav (1970). Teror i zločini nacističke Nemačke u Srbiji 1941–1945 [Terror and Crimes of Nazi Germany in Serbia 1941–1945] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Rad. OCLC 9151138.
Military offices
Preceded byGeneraloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff Commander of XIII Army Corps
25 October 1940 - 13 January 1942 		Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher
Preceded byNone Commander of LXXXIII Army Corps
1 April 1942 - 14 August 1943 		Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Georg von Sodenstern
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Paul Bader Commander of Militärbefehlshaber Südost
15 August 1943 – 28 September 1944 		Succeeded byNone
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Arthur Hauffe Commander of XIII Army Corps
6 December 1944 - 12 February 1945 		Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
Preceded byGeneral Erich Brandenberger Commander of 7. Armee
22 February 1945 – 25 March 1945 		Succeeded byGeneral Hans von Obstfelder
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