Erik Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Born in Hamburg, Hansen entered the army of Imperial Germany in 1907 as a Fahnenjunker (officer cadet) in the 9th Dragoons.

Now designated the 14th Panzer Division, Hansen oversaw its initial training in armoured warfare.

[3] Hansen was promoted to General der Kavallerie (General of the Cavalry)[Note 2] before taking command of LIV Army Corps in 1941, operating on the Eastern Front.

[2] On 25 August 1944,[5] after King Michael's Coup, he was arrested by Romanian troops and held at the German Legation [ro] in Bucharest.