Georg von Sodenstern
Georg von Sodenstern | |
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Born | 15 November 1889 |
Died | 20 July 1955 65) | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 19th Army |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalleutnant and Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe A [1]
Notes
- ↑ From left to right: generals Adolf Heusinger, Sodenstern, Maximilian von Weichs, Hitler, Friedrich Paulus, Eberhard von Mackensen and Field Marshal Fedor von Bock.
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Preceded by none |
Commander of 19. Armee 26 August 1943 - 29 June 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
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