Hasso von Manteuffel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German politician
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Place of Birth: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
About Hasso von Manteuffel
- Hasso Eccard von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany. After the war, he was elected to the Bundestag (West German legislature) and was the spokesman for defense of the Liberal Party.
- A proponent of rearmament, he was responsible for coining the new name for the post-World War II German armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
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