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Years of service
  
1914–45

Name
  
Georg Jauer


Service/branch
  
German Army

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Born
  
25 June 1896Lissen, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Lysiny, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland (
1896-06-25
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Rank
  
General der Panzertruppe

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War II

Died
  
August 5, 1971, Greven, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
25th Panzer Division, Panzerkorps Grosdeutschland

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Georg Jauer (25 June 1896 – 5 August 1971) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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At the outbreak of World War II Jauer served as a staff officer and regimental commander. In April 1943 he was appointed commander the 20th Motorized Infantry and 20th Panzer Grenadier Division and took part in the Battle of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket. He then led the 25th Panzer Division at the Battle of Kiev. On 12 March 1945 he took command of the 'Panzer Corps Großdeutschland' with which he surrendered.

Awards

  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 July 1941) and 1st Class (20 July 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 29
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division
  • Oak Leaves on 10 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 20. Panzergrenadier-Division

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