Years of service 1910–42 Name Georg Bismarck | Service/branch German Army | |
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Born 15 February 1891
Neumuhl ( 1891-02-15 ) Buried at Memorial Gardens at Tobruk Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank Generalleutnant (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
North African Campaign
Battle of Gazala
Battle of Alam el Halfa Died August 31, 1942, El Alamein, Egypt Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 20th Panzer Division, 21st Panzer Division | ||
Georg von Bismarck (15 February 1891 – 31 August 1942) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Bismarck joined the army in 1910 and took part in World War I. During the interwar years he served as an officer in the Reichswehr. During World War II, Bismarck took part in the Invasion of Poland in September 1939. During the Battle of France in 1940, he commanded a motorized infantry regiment of Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division.
In 1941 he was promoted to commander of the newly formed 20th Panzer Division. He led the division during Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front as a part of Army Group Centre. In January 1942 he was transferred to Africa to serve in the Africa Korps as commander of the 21st Panzer Division. Here he again served under Rommel. Bismarck was killed by a mine while leading the 21st Panzer Division in the Battle of Alam el Halfa, 31 August 1942.