Georg von Sodenstern

Georg von Sodenstern

Sodenstern attending a meeting at Army Group South with Adolf Hitler on 1 June 1942[Note 1]
Born (1889-11-15)15 November 1889
Died 20 July 1955(1955-07-20) (aged 65)
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held 19th Army
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ↑ From left to right: generals Adolf Heusinger, Sodenstern, Maximilian von Weichs, Hitler, Friedrich Paulus, Eberhard von Mackensen and Field Marshal Fedor von Bock.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 327.

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 [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
none		 Commander of 19. Armee
26 August 1943 - 29 June 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese
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