Georg von Sodenstern
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Georg von Sodenstern
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Born | Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
15 November 1889
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1909–45 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | 19. Armee |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (2 January 1943)
- 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: Generalleutnant Adolf Heusinger, General der Infanterie von Sodenstern, Generaloberst Maximilian von Weichs, Hitler, General der Panzertruppe Friedrich Paulus, Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen and Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock.
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.
Bibliography
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Preceded by
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Commander of 19. Armee 26 August 1943 - 29 June 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1955 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Kassel
- People from Hesse-Nassau