Georg Scholze
Georg Scholze | |
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Born | (1897-08-21)21 August 1897 |
Died | 23 April 1945(1945-04-23) (aged 47) Berlin |
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Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1914–18 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 20th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Scholze (21 August 1897 – 23 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Scholze committed suicide on 23 April 1945 in Berlin. [1]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 February 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Lehr-Regiment[2]
References
Citations
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.
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg Jauer | Commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division 1 January 1945 - 23 April 1945 | Succeeded by None |