Heinrich Hax

Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German army general and sportsman.

Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax
Hax in 1928
Born	24 January 1900 Berlin, German Empire
Died	1 September 1969(1969-09-01) (aged 69) Koblenz, West Germany
Other names	Heinz
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany (1956–1961)
Service / branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1918–1945 1956–1961
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands	8. Panzer-Division
Battles / wars	See battles World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Budapest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Sports career
Sport	Men's Shooting
Medal record 1932 Los Angeles 25 m rapid fire pistol 1936 Berlin 25 m rapid fire pistol

His sports career was as a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a career army officer and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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.

Olympic career

In 1928 he finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon.^[1]

Four years later he competed as sport shooter and won the silver medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.^[1] In 1936 later he won the silver medal in the same event again.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1939)^[2]
  • 1st Class (31 October 1939)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 March 1945 as Oberst and leader of 8. Panzer-Division^[3][4]
  • (855th) Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Panzer-Division^{[3][5][Note 1]}

Notes

1. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.^[6]