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Georg von Sodenstern

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Years of service
  
1909–45

Name
  
Georg Sodenstern


Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
19th Army

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Born
  
15 November 1889 Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (
1889-11-15
)

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

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad

Died
  
July 20, 1955, Frankfurt, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France

Georg von Sodenstern (15 November 1889 – 20 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Generalleutnant and Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe A
  • References

    Georg von Sodenstern Wikipedia