Talk:Hans-Valentin Hube

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[edit] Date error!

Hello, ..."wounded on 20th Sept. 1918" can't be correct, judging from the following text. Thanks, WernerE (germanwiki), 31.1.2006

[edit] The Man

Why was he given this nickname and what was its significance? Was it a positive (I assume) or negative nickname?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 02:37, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Hello,

General Hube was nicknamed "Der Mensch" by his subordinates because of his humane attitude and acts towards each and every soldier who served under his command. As an example, my father, then a NCO in the 16th Pz Div (1940-42) owes his life as well as those of several other men of this division to 'the Man' when they were to be be court martialled for "defeatism". General Hube did not hesitate to leave the Russian front in the thick of a battle to go to the HQ in Berlin to defend the case of these "bad seeds" and won the case(s). No written records of this, only the testimony of my father who is still alive today.

Regards,

P.Heinen

Would not The Human be the better translation for his German nickname?EA210269 (talk) 06:11, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Was he killed before or after receiving his commendation?

I have read that he died en route to receive the Diamonds to the Knights Cross, not that he died on the return trip.

Can someone clarify this?