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Battle Of Stalingrad German Order Of Battle
The Axis order of battle at Stalingrad is a list of the significant land units that fought in the Battle of Stalingrad on the side of the Axis Powers between September 1942 and February 1943. Apart from the twenty divisions of the German ''Wehrmacht'', eighteen Romanian divisions took part in the battle on the Axis side as well. Order of battle ''Generaloberst'' Friedrich Paulus, commanding the 6th ArmyChief of Staff: ''Generalmajor'' Arthur Schmidtpromoted to Generalleutnant in January 1943 German 6th Army * IV Army Corps – ''General der Pioniere'' Erwin Jaenecke, from 17 January ''General der Artillerie'' Max Pfeffer ** 29th Motorized Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor'' Hans-Georg Leyser ** 297th Infantry Division – ''General der Artillerie'' Max Pfeffer, from 16 January ''Generalmajor'' Moritz von Drebber ** 371st Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant'' Richard Stempel * VIII Army Corps – ''General der Artillerie'' Walter Heitz (promoted January 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later renamed to Volgograd) in Southern Russia. The battle was marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, with the battle epitomizing urban warfare. The Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle to take place during the Second World War and is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with an estimated 2 million total casualties. Today, the Battle of Stalingrad is universally regarded as the turning point in the European Theatre of war, as it forced the '' Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (German High Command) to withdraw considerable military forces from other areas in occupied Europe to replace German losses on the Eastern Front, ending with the rout of the six field armies of Army G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
IV Corps (IV. Armeekorps) was a corps level command of the German Army (Wehrmacht) before and during World War II. History The IV Army Corps was formed on 1 October 1934 in Wehrkreis IV (4th Military District) in Dresden by the expansion of the 4th Infantry Division of the Reichswehr. It was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 and reformed on 20 July 1943. The Corps was again destroyed in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, and its commander killed. The Corps was redesignated as IV Panzer Corps on 10 October 1944 and as Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle on 27 November 1944. Area of operations *Poland (September 1939 – May 1940) *France (May 1940 – June 1941) * Eastern Front, southern sector (June 1941 – October 1942) *Stalingrad (October 1942 – January 1943) * Eastern Front, southern sector (July 1943 – October 1944) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIII Armeekorps
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Richard Stempel
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
371st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 371st Infantry Division, (German: ''371. Infanterie-Division'') was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II, active from 1942 to 1945 in two separate instances. History The 371st Infantry Division, part of the nineteenth wave of infantry divisions formed during the war, was formed at Beverloo Camp in Belgium on 17 February 1942 under the command of the 15th Army. The division nominally fell within the responsibility of Wehrkreis VI (military district VI) and had a home station at Münster. The division sent to the Eastern Front in June 1942 and was annihilated during the Battle of Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 while subordinated to the 6th Army. The division was re-established on 17 February 1943 in Brittany from recovered soldiers and replacement troops and reached again full division strength on 9 June 1943. The division was then initially entrusted with coastal protection tasks in Italy and were in December 1943 moved to Croatia to participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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371st may refer to: * 371st Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit * 371st Engineer Construction Battalion or 371st Engineer Battalion, activated as a Special Service Regiment in the United States Army in 1944 * 371st Fighter Group or 142nd Fighter Wing, a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon * 371st Fighter Squadron or 127th Wing, composite unit of the Michigan Air National Guard, stationed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan * 371st Infantry Regiment (United States), an African American regiment, nominally a part of the 93rd Infantry Division (Colored), that served in World War I * 371st Sustainment Brigade (United States), Ohio Army National Guard sustainment Brigade See also * 371 (number) * 371, the year 371 (CCCLXXI) of the Julian calendar * 371 BC * * {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moritz Von Drebber
__NOTOC__ Moritz von Drebber (12 February 1892 – 30 May 1968) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 297th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Drebber surrendered the division on 25 January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He then sent a letter to Friedrich Paulus stating "he and his soldiers were well received by the Red army." Drebber also asked Paulus to "give up the useless resistance and to surrender with the whole army." He joined the National Committee for a Free Germany while in captivity. He was released in 1949. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 June 1942 as ''Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish ...'' and commander of Infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
297th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 297th Infantry Division (german: 297. Infanterie-Division) was an Infantry Division within the German Army, active during the Second World War. It was one of the components of the 6th Army during its failed attack on Stalingrad. Operational history The 297th Infantry Division was activated on January 31, 1940, and raised in March as part of the eighth wave of Wehrmacht divisions, assembled from the men of Military district "WK VII", which is now Bruck an der Leitha and the surrounding Lower Austrian areas, out of men from the 27th; 44th; 45th; 57th and 268th Infantry Divisions. The divisions of the eighth wave were referred to by some as the "class of 1918", as they consisted largely of young men born in that year, who would be the ages of 21 and 22 upon being called-up. The division served as an OKH reserve division throughout the Western Campaign of 1940, later being re-stationed in Poland in July 1940 as the initial preparations for Operation Barbarossa were made. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Georg Leyser
Hans-Georg Leyser (16 June 1896 – 18 April 1980) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 29. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Leyser surrendered on 31 January 1943 during the Battle of Stalingrad. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 51 (mot.) References Citations Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leyser, Hans-Georg 1896 births 1980 deaths German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad German Army personnel of World War I German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Military personnel from Brandenburg People from the Province of Brandenburg Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross People from Märkisch-Oderland German Army generals of World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 29th Infantry Division was a unit of the German army created in the fall of 1936. It was based on the old Reichswehr 15th Infantry Regiment and drew its initial recruits from Thuringia. It was upgraded to 29th Motorized Infantry Division in the fall of 1937. The division was also known as the Falke-Division (Falcon Division). Operational history The division was mobilized in August 1939 and joined the XIV Corps of the German 10th Army for the invasion of Poland. It took part in the encirclement of Polish forces at Radom, Poland and committed the Massacre in Ciepielów. In December 1939 it was transferred to the west. During the invasion of France it joined the 16th Army. As a strategic reserve it was used during the drive for the English Channel. After the Dunkirk evacuation it joined Heinz Guderian's Panzer Group for an advance through eastern France. It was then employed in occupation duties until early 1941. Taking part in Operation Barbarossa it was attached to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Pfeffer
__NOTOC__ Max Pfeffer (7 June 1883 – 21 December 1955) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the IV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Pfeffer surrendered to the Soviet forces at the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in 1955. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as ''Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of O ...'' and commander of 297. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 275. References Citations Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfeffer, Max 1883 births 1955 deaths People from Geldern German Army generals of World War II Generals of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
