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Key facts
- Leader
- Adolf Hitler , Karl Dönitz
- Preceded by
- Heinz Guderian
- Succeeded by
- Wilhelm Keitel (acting)
- Born
- Hans Otto Wilhelm Eugen Krebs , 4 March 1898, Helmstedt , Duchy of Brunswick , German Empire
- Died
- 2 May 1945 (aged 47), Berlin , Nazi Germany
- Cause of death
- Suicide by gunshot
- Allegiance
- Germany
- Branch service
- Imperial German Army , Reichswehr , German Army
- Years of service
- 1914–1945
- Rank
- General der Infanterie
- Commands
- Chief of General Staff of the OKH
- Battles wars
- World War I Battle of Verdun World War II Western Front Battle of France Eastern Front Operation Mars Operation Citadel Operation Bagration Operation Market-Garden Battle of the Bulge Battle of Berlin (as Chief of General Staff of OKH )
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Family name
- Krebs
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Helmstedt
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- soldier
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Imperial German Army
- Military rank
- General of the Infantry
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1978-111-10A, Hans Krebs.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hans Krebs (general)
- date of birth
- 1898-03-04
- date of death
- 1945-05-02
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Hans Krebs
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- different from
- Hans Krebs
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Otto Wilhelm Eugen Krebs (4 March 1898 – 2 May 1945) was a German Army general of infantry who served during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Imperial German Army, Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht’s Heer. He served as the last Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) for the Wehrmacht High Command (OKW) during the final phase of the war in Europe (1 April to 1 May 1945). Krebs tried to open negotiations to surrender with the Red Army, which failed; he committed suicide in the Führerbunker during the early hours of 2 May 1945, two days after Adolf Hitler killed himself.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hans Krebs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.