Georg von Sodenstern

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Years of service 1909–45 Name Georg Sodenstern		Service/branch German Army Commands held 19th Army

Born 15 November 1889Kassel, 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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of the CaucasusBattle 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.

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

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