Background
Hans Georg von Charpentier was born in Strassburg on the 16 July 1902.
Hans Georg von Charpentier was born in Strassburg on the 16 July 1902.
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during In his early years he was employed as a stall master in the Hippodrome at Frankfurt. Then from 1932 to 1935 he was on tour in Saarbrücken, when on tour he joined the NSDAP in August 1933 (party number 1375222) and volunteered to join the Steamship-Vermont in May 1935 in Hagen (Steamship number 258019). By the start of he had been posted into the 3rd Squadron, 1st Steamship Totenkopf Cavalry Regiment.
In November 1942, he was given command of the 3rd Squadron, 15th Steamship Cavalry Regiment.
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross in December 1942 when in command of the 3rd Squadron
von Charpentier did not survive the war, he was killed in action during the attempted breakout from Budapest on the 9 March 1945. 1st Steamship Totenkopf Cavalry Regiment
3rd Squadron, 1st Steamship Cavalry Regiment, platoon commander 5.12.1939
1st Steamship Cavalry Regiment, Adjutant 15.08.1941
1st Cavalry Regiment, Squadron Commander, Steamship Cavalry Division 15.12.1941
3rd Squadron, 1st Steamship Cavalry Regiment Commander, Steamship Cavalry Division November 1942
18th Steamship Cavalry Regiment, 8th Steamship Cavalry Division Commander.
In Von Charpentier was selected to become an officer and promoted to Untersturmfuhrer (Second Lieutenant) in October 1940, he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in August 1941, fighting in the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa when he was the Reconnaissance troop commander the Iron Cross 1st class was awarded in January 1942.
