Years of service 1907–45 Name Horst Stumpff | Service/branch German Army | |
Born 20 November 1887
Giesen, Hessen ( 1887-11-20 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank General der Panzertruppe Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Polish Campaign
Battle of Belgium
Battle of Hannut
Battle of Gembloux
Battle of France
Battle of Dunkirk
Siege of Lille
Eastern Front
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Minsk
Battle of Smolensk
Battle of Kiev
Battle of Moscow Relations Hans-Jurgen Stumpff (brother) Died November 25, 1958, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 3rd Panzer Division, 20th Panzer Division Similar People Hans‑Jurgen Stumpff, Rene Prioux, Erich Hoepner | ||
Battles and wars Invasion of Poland | ||
Horst Stumpff (20 November 1887 – 25 November 1958) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
On 1 January 1938 Stumpff was given command of the 3rd Panzer Brigade and on 1 March 1939 he was promoted to Generalmajor and led the brigade during the invasion of Poland. On 7 October 1939 he was appointed commander of the 3rd Panzer Division and in November 1940 he was given command of the new 20th Panzer Division and promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 February 1941. He led the division on the Eastern Front and on 29 September 1941 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, but he was moved the leadership reserve shortly afterwards.
In April 1942 Stumpff was appointed as the military inspector of the recruiting area Königsberg. In July 1944 he became the Inspector General of the Panzer troops in the replacement army and he was promoted to General der Panzertruppe in 1944. He died in Hamburg aged 71.