Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton

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Years of service 1905–20 1933–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Constantin Digeon
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Commands held Armeewaffenschule of the 3. Panzer-Armee Battles/wars World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Died June 27, 1944, Lepiel, Belarus Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton (28 February 1886 – 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteton was killed on 27 June 1944 near Lepiel, Soviet Union during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to Generalmajor.