Hermann Geyer
Hermann Geyer | |
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Born | 7 July 1882 Stuttgart |
Died | 10 April 1946 near Wildsee | (aged 63)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1900–43 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | V. Armeekorps IX. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IX. Armeekorps. 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. Hermann Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Gallipoli Star ("Iron Crescent") (Ottoman Empire)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 June 1940 as General der Infanterie and commander of IX. Armeekorps [1]
- Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class with Swords
- Knight's Cross, First Class of the Albert Order with swords (Saxony)
- Knights of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
- Knight's Cross, First Class of the Friedrich Order with swords
- Friedrich August Cross, 1st class
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Silver Liakat Medal
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Stuttgart
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class
- Knights 1st class of the Albert Order
- Knights of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
- Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal
- Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Recipients of the Friedrich-August-Kreuz, 1st class
- German military personnel who committed suicide
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Lieutenant generals of the Reichswehr