Rudolf Sintzenich

Rudolf Sintzenich
Rudolf Sintzenich
Born	13 July 1889
Died	24 December 1948 (aged 59)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	33rd Infantry Division; 132nd Infantry Division; 147th Reserve Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Sintzenich (13 July 1889 – 24 December 1948) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as generalmajor and commander of 33rd Infantry Division ^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Hermann Ritter von Speck	Commander of 33rd Infantry Division 29 April 1940 – 5 October 1940	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Friedrich Kühn
Preceded by none	Commander of 132nd Infantry Division 5 October 1940 – 11 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Fritz Lindemann