Siegfried Macholz
Appearance
Siegfried Macholz | |
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Born | 20 September 1890 Memel, East Prussia (modern Klaipeda, Lithuania) |
Died | 25 May 1975 Hanover, West Germany | (aged 84)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1909–21 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | Division Nr. 192 122. Infanterie-Division 191. Reserve-Division 49. Infanterie-Division 295. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Macholz (20 September 1890 – 25 May 1975) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander 122. Infanterie-Division[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 49. Infanterie-Division [2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from Klaipėda
- Military personnel from East Prussia
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German police officers
- Prussian Army personnel
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German Army generals of World War II
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class