Maximilian de Angelis

Maximilian de Angelis
Maximilian de Angelis
Born	2 October 1889(1889-10-02) Budapest
Died	6 December 1974(1974-12-06) (aged 85) Graz, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	76. Infanterie-Division XXXXIV. Armeekorps 6. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Maximilian de Angelis (1889–1974) was a German general of artillery, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was a prisoner of war from 1945 to 1955.

Military career

Maximilian de Angelis was born as an officer's son on October 2, 1889 in Budapest. After his military basic training Leutnant de Angelis was transferred to the Feldkanonen-Regiment 42. He participated in World War I holding the rank of Oberleutnant. By 1920 he had been promoted to Hauptmann and joined the Austrian Bundesheer.

He was taken prisoner of war on May 9, 1945 by US forces. On April 4, 1946 he was handed over to the forces of Josip Broz Tito and sentenced to 20 years of captivity. He was then handed over to the Soviet Union and sentenced to two times 25 years. He was released from captivity in the fall of 1955. Initially living in Hannover and then moving to Graz where he died on December 6, 1974.

Awards

• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (19 September 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross (9 February 1942)
  • 323rd Oak Leaves (12 November 1943)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Helden der Wehrmacht II. FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2003. ISBN 3-924309-62-0

External links

• Maximilian de Angelis @ World War II Awards

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 76. Infanterie-Division September 1, 1939 – January 26, 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg
Preceded by General Karl-Adolf Hollidt	Commander of 6. Armee April 8, 1944 – July 16, 1944	Succeeded by General Maximilian Fretter-Pico
Preceded by General der Infanterie Franz Böhme	Commander of 2. Panzer-Armee July 18, 1944 – May 8, 1945	Succeeded by none