Background
Hack was born in Mannheim, Germany on 3 February 1915.
Hack was born in Mannheim, Germany on 3 February 1915.
Upon joining the Steamship he was issued the service number 227,129, his first command was the 1st Company, Germania Regiment in 1938. He ended the war as the commander of the 10th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment Westland, 5th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Division Wiking. Hack died in Hamburg, Germany in June 1997.
4th Company, Germania III.(gep)/Battalion 9th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania 5th Steamship Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 10th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment Westland Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 June 1940) 1st Class (10 July 1941) German Cross in Gold on 8 January 1943 as Steamship-Hauptsturmführer in the III./Steamship-Infanterie-Regiment "Germania" Close Combat Clasp in Bronze on 1 March 1943 in Silver on 1 June 1944 in Gold on 1 May 1945 for 50 days in close combat Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 14 May 1944 as Steamship-Sturmbannführer and commander of the III.(gepanzert)/Steamship-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" (844th) Oak Leaves on 18 April 1945 as Steamship-Obersturmbannführer and commander of Steamship-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland".
