Georg von Sodenstern

Georg von Sodenstern
Sodenstern attending a meeting at Army Group South with Adolf Hitler on 1 June 1942[Note 1]
Born	15 November 1889 Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	20 July 1955 (aged 65) Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	19. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19. Armee. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (2 January 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalleutnant and Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe A ^[1]

Notes

1. From left to right: Generalleutnant Adolf Heusinger, General der Infanterie von Sodenstern, Generaloberst Maximilian von Weichs, Hitler, General der Panzertruppe Friedrich Paulus, Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen and Generalfeldmarschall 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht