__NOTOC__ Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

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. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.

World War I

On January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled ''The Attack in Position Warfare''. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or ''Kaiserschlacht'' (Kaiser's Battle).

Awards and decorations

on 25 June 1940 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 general in the German Imper ...

'' and commander of IX. Armeekorps Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

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* * Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. ''The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918''. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. . p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:Geyer, Hermann 1882 births 1946 deaths Military personnel from Stuttgart People from the Kingdom of Württemberg German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria) German military personnel who committed suicide Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Lieutenant generals of the Reichswehr 1946 suicides