Mauritz von Wiktorin

Mauritz von Wiktorin
Wiktorin (left), General Heinz Guderian (center) and Kombrig Semyon Krivoshein at the German-Soviet joint parade in Brest on September 22, 1939.
Born	13 August 1883 Hainburg an der Donau, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary
Died	16 August 1956(1956-08-16) (aged 73) Nuremberg, West Germany
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	20th Infantry Division; XXVIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Mauritz von Wiktorin (13 August 1883 – 16 August 1956) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Wiktorin was discharged from the army on 30 November 1944 due to age.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 20. Infanterie-Division (mot.)

References

• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)