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Friedrich Schulz
__NOTOC__ Friedrich Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Awards * 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class (2 June 1916) 1st Class (27 January 1918)Thomas 1998, p. 301. * 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (6 April 1940) & 1st Class (14 June 1940) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ** Knight's Cross on 29 March 1942 as ''Oberst im Generalstab'' and chief of the general staff of the XXXXIII. Armee-KorpsScherzer 2007, p. 690. ** 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as ''Generalleutnant'' and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps ** 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as ''General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nietków
Nietków (formerly ''Nietków Polski''; german: Polnisch Nettkow, from 1937 to 1945: ''Schlesisch Nettkow'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwieńsk, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwieńsk, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The village has a population of 1,302. While part of Medieval Poland, in the early 14th-century ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' the village appeared under the Latinized name ''Necka''. Its name probably comes from the Polish word ''niecka''. In the following centuries it was known as ''Nietków Polski'' and under the Germanized name of ''Polnisch Nettkow''. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany, and during the Nazi campaign of removing place names of Polish origin, it was renamed ''Schlesisch Nettkow''. Since 1945, simply as ''Nietków'', it is again part of Poland. The village was affected by the 1997 Central E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 OF-8. Belgium Germany ''Generalleutnant'', short ''GenLt'', ('lieutenant general') is the second highest general officer rank in the German Army (''Heer'') and the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). This three-star rank in other countries is lieutenant general. Rank in modern Germany The rank is rated OF-8 in NATO, and is grade B9 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to ''Vizeadmiral'' in the German Navy (''Marine''), or to Generaloberstabsarzt, and Admiraloberstabsarzt in the '' Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr''. On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves. History German armies and air forces until 1945 =Generalleutnant of the Wehrm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Allmendinger
Karl Allmendinger (3 February 1891 – 2 October 1965) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division, V Army Corps then 17th Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Career Allmendinger was appointed to command the 5th Infantry Division as a Generalmajor on 25 October 1940. His division was committed to the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July. He was promoted to ''Generalleutnant'' on 1 August 1942, and was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 13 December 1942. He was relieved of command of the division on 4 January 1943. On 1 July 1943 he was recalled into active service and appointed commanding general of the V Army Corps which operated in the Crimea. Assigned to command the 17th Army in early May 1944, his mission was to evacuate Sevastopol and lead his units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXXXVI Panzer Corps
XXXXVI Panzer Corps (46th) was a tank corps of the German Army during World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. The Corps was created as the XXXXVI Army Corps and converted to a Panzer Corps on 21 June 1942. The Panzer Corps took part in Operation Barbarossa and fought in Kiev, Putyvl, Vyazma and Volokolamsk. It later fought in Rusa-Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Vyazma and Yelnya before taking part in Operation Zitadelle (Kursk). It retired to the Svin area in September 1943 and to Mozyr in December. It was transferred to the southern sector in January 1944 and fought at Vinnitsa and later on the Dniester. It withdrew to Poland and ended the war in Pomerania by surrendering to British forces, by which point it only had the 547th Volksgrenadier Division and the 2nd Naval Division under its command. Commanders * 20 June 1940 - 11 June 1942 : Heinrich von Vietinghoff * 11 June 1942 - 20 November 1942 : Hans Zorn * 20 November 1942 - 20 June 1943 : Hans-Karl Freiherr v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Becker (general)
__NOTOC__ Fritz Becker (7 March 1892 – 11 June 1967) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as ''Oberst'' in Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1943 as ''Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...'' and commander of 370. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 107. References Citations Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Fritz 1892 births 1967 deaths Military personnel from Heidelberg People from the Grand Duchy of Baden Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Gollnick
__NOTOC__ Hans Gollnick (22 May 1892 – 15 February 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. At the beginning of World War II, Gollnick was commander of an infantry regiment in the Charge at Krojanty. During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1942, and promoted to general in 1943. Awards * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 October 1914) & 1st Class (24 November 1916)Thomas 1997, p. 207. * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (5 October 1939) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 21 November 1942 as ''Generalmajor'' and commander of the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.)Scherzer 2007, p. 341. ** 282nd Oak Leaves on 24 August 1943 as ''Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LIX Corps (Germany)
The LIX Army Corps (german: LIX. Armeekorps), initially known as the Higher Command for Special Deployment LIX (german: Höheres Kommando z. b. V. LIX) was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The formation was active between 1940 and 1945. History 1940 The ''Höheres Kommando z. b. V. LIX'' was formed on 10 October 1940 in Lübeck. It was part of the 1st Army (Johannes Blaskowitz) under Army Group D (Erwin von Witzleben) between November 1940 and February 1941. The command served as part of the 7th Army (Friedrich Dollmann), still under Army Group D, between March 1941 and January 1942. The initial commander of the ''Höheres Kommando'' was Maximilian Schwandner. The corps was on occupation duty in occupied France for the three months of 1940 during which it existed. 1941 Throughout the year 1941, the LIX Army Corps continued to serve as an occupation force in France. The command came under the leadership of Kurt von der Chevallerie on 28 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Röhricht
__NOTOC__ Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 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 ...'' and commander of 95. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294. References Citations Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohricht, Edgar 1892 births 1967 deaths People from Lubawka People from the Province of Silesia German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) Prussian Army personnel German Army personnel of World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Von Der Chevallerie
__NOTOC__ Kurt von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Chevallerie retired from the Army on 31 January 1945 and was missing in action since 18 April 1945 near Kolberg. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (12 December 1915)Thomas (1997), p. 98 * Austria-Hungary Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration (1917)Thomas & Wegmann (1998), p. 28 * Wound Badge in Black (3 March 1918) * Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (22 July 1918) * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1935) * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 June 1940) & 1st Class (12 June 1940) * Commanders Cross of the Hungarian Kingly Order of Merit (12 February 1939) * Grand Commanders of the Order of the Crown of Italy (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Corps (Germany)
III Army Corps was a corps level formation of the German Army during World War II. III Army Corps The III Corps was formed in October 1934 as III. Armeekorps. The corps took part in Fall Weiss, the 1939 invasion of Poland as a part of Army Group North. It then took part in Fall Gelb as a part of Army Group A, participating in the assault through the Ardennes. In March 1941, the corps was upgraded to a motorised corps status and redesignated III Armeekorps (mot). The Corps was attached to Army Group South for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The corps advanced through Ukraine and took part in the Battle of Brody, Battle of Kiev, Battle of Rostov, Battle of Kharkov and Battle of Uman. III Panzer Corps III Panzer Corps was formed in June 1942 from III Army Corps and attached to Army Group A, the formation tasked with capturing the Caucasus as a part of Fall Blau. In mid-1943, following the loss of the 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad, III Panzer Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Breith
__NOTOC__ Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Breith commanded the III Army Corps. Awards * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 July 1916) * Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (28 October 1918) * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 April 1917) * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936) * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939) * Wound Badge in Black (1 June 1940) * Panzer Badge in Silver (20 May 1940) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ** Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as ''Oberst'' and commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade ** 69th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1942 as ''Generalmajor'' and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division ** 48th Swords on 21 February 1944 as ''General der Panzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Ziegler
Heinz Ziegler (19 May 1894 – 21 August 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II acting commander of the 5th Panzer Army and commander of the 14th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 as ''Oberst im Generalstab'' (in the General Staff) of General-Kommando of the XXXXII. Armeekorps * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 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 Kampfgruppe/Stab Heeresgruppe Afrika, stellv. Führer 5.Panzer-Armee References Citations Bibliography * * 1894 births 1972 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht) German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
