Date of birth:

August 26th, 1896 (Saarbrücken/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

February 14th, 1976 (Hagen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Hans-Ulrich Back reached the rank of Generalmajor.

Career:
1914: Eintritt Armee;
?: I. / Schützen-Regiment 2;
?: Kommandeur 11. Panzergrenadier-Brigade;
?: Kommandeur 16. Panzer-Division;
?: Kommandeur 178. Panzer-Division;
?: Kommandeur 232. Panzer-Division;
March 28th, 1945: Severely wounded.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

November 14th, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

May 23rd, 1918

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

November 9th, 1934

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

November 8th, 1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 27th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 20th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Schützen-Regiment 2, 2. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

August 5th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt describes why Back was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“On the 20.05.1940 Oberstleutnant Back and his Vorausabteilung were able to seize Abbéville and the Somme bridges located there all without any friendly Panzer support. These were then held against major enemy armoured attacks until friendly Panzer forces arrived. This achievement was of massive importance for the German combat leadership, and it would not have been possible without the ruthless attacking spirit and exemplary leadership of Oberstleutnant Back.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 31st, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.