Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
Appearance
Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz | |
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Born | 23 July 1890 |
Died | 30 November 1968 | (aged 78)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1909–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 9th Infantry Division 361st Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | East Pomeranian Offensive |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz (23 July 1890 – 30 November 1968) 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.
Schleinitz surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards
- German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 9th Infantry Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1968 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Barons of Germany
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Berlin
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Reichswehr personnel
- People from the Province of Brandenburg