caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
hans krebs 1914 -- 1945 wehrmacht heer chief of the army general staff -lrb- okh -rrb- berlin , free state of prussia , nazi germany 2 may 1945 -lrb- aged 47 -rrb- helmstedt , duchy of brunswick , german empire -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war i world war ii 4 march 1898 general der infanterie bundesarchiv bild 146-1978-111-10a , hans krebs.jpg hans krebs -lrb- wehrmacht general -rrb-
 hans krebs
hans krebs -lrb- wehrmacht general -rrb-

hans krebs -lrb- 4 march 1898 -- 1/2 may 1945 -rrb- was a german army -lrb- wehrmacht heer -rrb- general of infantry who served during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
