Hans Röttiger
Hans Röttiger | |
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Röttiger in 1945 | |
| Inspector of the Army | |
| In office 21 September 1957 – 15 April 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Zerbel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1896 Hamburg, German Empire |
| Died | 15 April 1960 (aged 63) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Resting place | Friedhof Ohlsdorf |
| Relations | Major of the Reserves Professor Dr. phil. Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Gustav Röttiger (father) Anna Boyer (mother) Ilse Boldt (wife) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | Prussian Army Reichswehr German Army Bundeswehr |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 1956–1960 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe Generalleutnant |
| Commands | Army Group A Army Group C |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg) Wehrmacht Long Service Award German Cross in Gold |
Hans Röttiger (16 April 1896 – 15 April 1960) was a German career military officer who served in the militaries of four German states: the Imperial Army of the German Empire, the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany where he served as a Panzer General during the Second World War, and Bundeswehr of West Germany where he served as the first Inspector of the Army.