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Service/branch
  
Heer (Army)

Rank
  
Major General


Name
  
Egon Neindorff

Role
  
Author

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Born
  
12 September 1892Koblenz (
1892-09-12
)

Allegiance
  
Commands held
  
216th Infantry-DivisionGerman garrison at Tarnopol

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War II

Awards
  
War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords, April 1942Silver Wound Badge, Feb 1944Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, April 1944

Died
  
May 19, 2004, Karlsruhe, Germany

Books
  
The Art of Classical Horsemanship

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Egon von Neindorff (12 September 1892 – 15 April 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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World War II

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On July 1, 1942, Neindorff took command of Fortress Brigade 1 in Crete. From September 1942 he commanded the 189th Reserve Division, and on 1 December 1942 was promoted to major-general. On 1 May 1943 Neindorff became commander of the 356th Infantry Division in Toulon, on 5 October 1943 he took over command of the 216th Infantry Division in Orel, on 20 October 1943 he commanded the 137th Infantry Division in Gomel, and from 16 December 1943 the 6th Infantry Division south of Gomel. From 17 January 1944 Neindorff led the [[36th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|36th Infantry Division in Bobruisk.

On 22 January 1944 he became commander of the German garrison at Tarnopol. In March–April 1944, it was encircled by Soviet forces. Hitler had declared Tarnopol a fortified strong point, to be held to the last man. A German relief attempt was mounted on 11 April, but fell short of its goal. Neindorff was killed in action on 15 April; organized resistance quickly collapsed. The garrison of about 4,600 was lost with only 55 men reaching German lines the next day.

Awards and decorations

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (2 April 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 April 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the garrison at Tarnopol
  • Oak Leaves on 17 April 1944 as Generalmajor and combat commander of Tarnopol
  • References

    Egon von Neindorff Wikipedia


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