Siegfried von Waldenburg
Siegfried von Waldenburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1898 |
| Died | 27 March 1973 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 116th Panzer Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I Silesian Uprisings World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried von Waldenburg (30 December 1898 – 27 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 116th Panzer Division.Born to the aristocratic house of von Kessel and Levi Kahana. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations (excerpt)
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 13 July 1917
- 1st Class on 1 January 1920
- Wound Badge (1918) in Silver
- Silesian Eagle, 2nd and 1st Grade
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 9 January 1935
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
- West Wall Medal
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 28 October 1939
- 1st Class on 10 June 1940
- Eastern Medal on 8 July 1942
- Panzer Badge in Silver
- Hungarian Order of Merit, Commander's Cross with Swords on 9 November 1942
- War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords on 14 December 1943
- Certificate of Recognition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberst and leader of the 116. Panzer-Division[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 353.
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.