Wilhelm Söth

Wilhelm Söth
Wilhelm Söth
Born	15 February 1903
Died	6 July 1978 (aged 75)
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Parachute-Panzer Division Hermann Göring; 3rd Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Söth (15 February 1903 – 6 July 1978) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 3rd Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 November 1940 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 56^[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 Generalmajor Erich Walther	Commander of Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier Division 2 Hermann Göring November 1944 - 1 January 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Georg Seegers
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wilhelm Philipps	Commander of 3. Panzer-Division 1 January 1945 - 19 April 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Volkmar Schöne