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Friedrich Wilhelm Neumann

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Years of service
  
1906–21 1935–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann

Other work
  
Police Officer

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Born
  
22 January 1889 Osterode Castle (Schlos Osterode) in Osterode in Ostpreusen, East Prussia, German Empire (
1889-01-22
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1921)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Siegfried Line Campaign

Died
  
January 26, 1975, Bad Wiessee, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, World War II

Commands held
  
340th Volksgrenadier Division

Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (22 January 1889 – 26 January 1975) was a German general during World War II who held several divisional and corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 712. Infanterie-Division
  • References

    Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann Wikipedia